I love the early morning hours. Usually, I arise at 5 a.m. But with a 6:30 a.m. appointment today, I had to be out of the comfy zone by 4:30 […]

Sarah Young, in her daily refection book, uses the first-person pronoun as she opens a dialogue between Jesus and a reader. Today’s message was surely meant for me … and […]

For the last 26 years, I’ve taught Hebrew Scriptures at Memphis Theological Seminary. I trade off with The Prophets, Wisdom Lit., The Pentateuch, Hebrew and Psalms depending on what is […]

Dad had friends. Names like Bucky, Zeppy, Finky, Skippy, Tubby, Pinky, Deeder, Windy and Itchy Sam would surface now and again while he recalled stories to match each one. If […]

A friend, a senior citizen, cited from a list of strategies to keep her well and functioning: compression socks, hearing aids, daily meds for various maladies, frequent dental procedures, X-rays […]