Centenarians—people older than 100—are a rare, but growing population. In 2010, the United States census estimated there were…
There are two things I can’t do in the kitchen: bake or make coffee. You laugh, but it’s…
The man behind the desk listened to my sales pitch with that look people get when they think…
It was in a church in Munich that I saw him, a balding heavyset man in a gray…
All of us who try hard to be Christians know about those times when we seem to be…
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know…
You probably know that Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year: on Sunday, October 2, the year 5777…
“What kind of dog is that?” the woman asked me. There was a slight accent to her voice…
With this past Monday being “National Chocolate Éclair Day” and with Friday being “National Chocolate Pudding Day,” I…
It’s been a trying week. We’ve run too fast, and when we’re breathless, bolting from one commitment to…
I’ve written and created many books for young adults, and I have learned never to put the word…
I’d recently moved to Oklahoma when Garth Brooks popped the question. No, not that one. It would be…
