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This week, I met a remarkable person. She and her husband have two beautiful children. Their oldest, a daughter, has Rett Syndrome. ...

When heartbreak’s heavy paws are pushing on your chest, when its foul breath is choking life out of you, and when its sharp claws are...

My goal is not to depress you or to force you to endure an insufferable journey through dark and dismal events. By revisiting the deep...

Someone asked me recently how I could write about grief and loss in a way that seemed like I really “got it.” The question made me...

Matt Lauer. Garrison Keillor. Add them to the growing list of men who have been hurtful, domineering, abusive, and careless toward...

You never know who might be sitting next to you. You never know what they might have experienced. As I dined in a restaurant, I...

Doug sat down to talk with me when I was only twenty-six years old and one month out of seminary. He just retired from his job in the...

On one of my morning running routes, a big “do not enter” sign has been placed on a sidewalk to prevent foot traffic from venturing into...

The elephants are no longer marching. The jugglers are no longer juggling. The trapeze artists have stopped their trapezing. Even the...

If you watched the movie “The Founder,” you saw an ambitious and egotistical man take credit for and earn profit from something he did...

I stayed at a new Home2 Suites hotel the other day. It’s a fairly new hotel brand in the Hilton family of hotels. Hilton Worldwide had...

Berkeley, Illinois is the home of the World Dryer Corporation. The company makes those handy hand dryers you’re forced to use in...

One of the best movies I’ve ever seen is the newly released “Hidden Figures.” It is the story of brilliant NASA mathematicians laboring...

The Post-Communion Canticles found in the Lutheran Service Book reflect not only the heart of God, the central focus of the Scriptures,...

Martin Luther took a major step in crystallizing Reformation theology when he introduced a "theology of the cross" in April of 1518 in...

Do you get defensive when someone challenges you? Do you respond with a counter-attack when someone expresses hurt or opposition? Rarely...

The Christian Church has run into obstacles throughout history. There were times when everything looked like it was falling apart. From...