"We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are." – Anaïs Nin When I started writing these Lenten reflections, I didn’t really...

“Trickery and treachery are the practices of fools that have not the wits enough to be honest.” – Benjamin Franklin I had an Oprah “A-ha”...

"Man craves winter in summer, and when winter comes, he likes it not, For he is never content with any state [of things], neither with...

"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it." – Thomas Jefferson Waking up...

“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and the awful it’s ordinary and mundane...

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” – Isaiah 26:3 They say, “When you make...

“When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you...

Philippians 3:13-14 – “But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to...

It’s time for the annual spring cleaning. I like to think of it as a metaphorical cleansing of the soul. It reminds me of a scene from...

Proverbs 16:24 – “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. My friends love giving me dating advice...