Tuesday, December 3, 2024
On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech has gone down with Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” as one of… Read more
Monday, December 2, 2024
I recently found myself with some extra time during my daughter’s swim practice and needed to pick a few things up at the store. I could drive a little way to a store I was familiar with, or I could run across the street to a big-box store I don’t shop at very often. I opted for… Read more
Friday, November 29, 2024
One of the many ways to describe being a parent is living in constant tension. The tension between rules and freedom, between chores and play, between rules and grace, between healthy food and treats … the list goes on. Until you’re a parent, you don’t fully understand the power of that tension. And at some… Read more
Thursday, November 28, 2024
How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused. I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God,… Read more