the glory of everything

One of my first-favorite passages of Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov comes at the end of Part 1. I love the joy and peace of it: ...

There is only love, and when love fails, life fails. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell [that rage in our heart...

Today is the feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina. Padre Pio is significant to me mostly because of our 6-month-old son, Noah. During his birt...

I recently read Francis Chan's Crazy Love. I'm not a big fan of the book, if you care. Sometimes we get caught up in wanting to liv...

My seven-year-old, Avery, said, "I wish I could bite my butt like dogs do." ..... "I wish I was a girl but I had a boy's ...

My computer won't turn on - probably the power supply as it's been a recurring problem on this machine. The difference is that this ...

I am in Week 4 of Weight Watchers. Actually, I'm not a paying customer; I'm just along for the ride with Laura (though she hardly ne...

If you haven't heard, Anne Rice has left Christianity ... but not Christ, she says. I'm a little upset about her announcement. Not s...

I cried suddenly, speaking straight from my heart, "look around you at the gifts of God, the clear sky, the pure air, the tender grass,...

I write articles about spiritual disciplines. And you really can't do so without looking at the lives of the early fathers and mothers i...