Reflections on Elections

On Election Day last Tuesday I made the safest non-prediction prediction ever made when I wrote “The sun will come up tomorrow, and it will seem brighter for about half the population and darker for the other half.” In a sharply divided country, that was a pretty safe...

Voodoo and Potpourri

“My wife called down from upstairs with a question: ‘Do you ever get a shooting pain across your body, like someone’s got a voodoo doll of you and they’re stabbing you?’ Sounding concerned, I replied, ‘No….’ She responded, ‘How about now?’” Ha! That’s pretty funny!...

Thanksgiving in August

I love Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite holiday. No gifts, no grand celebrations. For me, Thanksgiving is thankfulness, gratitude, grace, family, and good food. With a pandemic loose upon the land, a 95 degree day with wildfire ash falling from the sky, and a nasty...