Words

I have never written a hymn. For that, church-goers the world over are grateful. But, I’m thinking of starting. I’ll borrow a tune and...

Here’s an easy pop quiz. When does most studying for a test take place? When are most school projects completed? When are you most likely...

Robert Fulghum published a delightful book several years ago entitled, All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten. Fulghum...

There is something glamorous about flying solo. Steve Fossett liked it. In March, 2005 the millionaire adventurer became the first person...

Do you remember a TV game show in which contestants raced through a grocery store filling a cart? Whatever they could grab in a limited...

In October of last year, Pope Francis declared 30 people who died in Brazil in 1645 to be saints. They were canonized at a Sunday mass in...

A preacher decided to “call in sick” one Sunday. Instead of going to church, he drove 40 miles to play golf where no one would know him....

Have you noticed that if you combine the letters in “the IRS,” you spell “theirs”? It has been said: only two things are certain in life...

Painting felt almost pointless. Mysterious spots kept showing through the fresh paint in our newly purchased house in Memphis. It took...

“… of all men most miserable.” Young men squirming uncomfortably in tight ties, sweat rolling down their backs under button-down shirts....