It wasn’t until college that I learned men don’t have empathy. I had just switched majors from pastoral studies to missions, and looked forward to a reading lineup that included an anthropology book on culture. Before we’d start, however,the man who was our teacher and the head of...

Blue Like Jazz opens this weekend, and we’re excited. We’re excited like these guys, who are giving away free stuff. And it’s just been brought to my attention that we’re doing the same. So…we’re, well, you know. Here’s how to win both a copy of The Way with two free...

“Welcome to our mid-week service,” the tiny old man in front of the pulpit spoke. The handful of people in the pews smiled back their greetings. Even Regina lifted her head, panted, then settled back down on the floor next to the old woman, Annie Williams, known to most of the congregation as Aunt...

A couple of years ago my wife introduced me to Chuck, a spy comedy with nerdy pop culture references she promised we both would find appealing. I was amused by the references, but to be honest, I found the rest of it silly. However, there are few things my wife and I can watch together, so we sat and...

My wife and I recently celebrated our anniversary with a special trip to a Lebanese eatery. We had ordered our meals and were busy filling up on hummus and bread when a less than unfamiliar scene unfolded at the table behind us. Something was wrong with the diner’s tea. And food. And everything....

None of us knew what had caused the war–the explosions, the devastation, all of it. It happened too fast, and for whatever reason all of us who survived had been too busy to stay informed enough to venture a guess, educated or not, as to the cause. We knew it was over and besides our group there...

God has a funny way of encouraging us sometimes. I do believe that he uses people to share the good word, but not always in the smiling, here’s something good to read and/or a little cash so you can buy yourself something nice sort of way. Sometimes it’s chance meetings, and sometimes it’s...

Since we returned to the U.S., I have dreaded the constant confrontation that is politics. Many of the friends and family we see every day are quite conservative, and are less than pleased when we admit we don’t like Fox News. This leads to a discussion that concludes with the fact that: a) we...

The first time I realized that I liked meta humor happened during my teen years while watching a syndicated rerun of Growing Pains. Mike Seaver was usually the troublemaker and subject of disciplinary-inclined plots, but in this particular episode he was off the hook until near the end when he blurted...

I want to like Outsourced. The premise appeals to me, and fortunately for the show (while not for those affected) is actually timely for some who accept the fact that chances of getting jobs overseas may be better. And while the worst moments of Outsourced are pretty bad, at its best it tells any...