God Uses the Imperfect

I shall never forget in my student days at Emory--not my seminary days, but after I'd served a parish for a time and went back for an advanced degree--I ...

Memory's the First to Go

Two elderly women in my church were discussing the problems of growing older.

One commented, "The worst thing is when your memory starts to go. I've ...

Talk About the Weather

I have a friend who radiates joy, not because his life is easy, but because he habitually recognizes God's presence in the midst of all human suffering, ...

The Mark of a False Friend

Friends don't give friends fruitcakes.

Marriage Surprises

Marriage is a series of successive surprises.

Appreciating Each Other

Happily married couples appreciate what they each bring to the relationship. Their union is more than just the process of addition. One plus one now equals ...

"I Knew You'd Come"

The story is told of a military patrol reconnoitering enemy territory. Taut as piano strings, the little group of men probed the shadowy images of uncharted ...

When Love Is Fair

Love is fair when it builds up both the lover and the beloved, when it increases both and diminishes neither, when it brings them close and lets them ...

Giving Fifty Percent

A young family regularly sits behind my parents during morning worship. Every Sunday when the offering is taken, the father gives each of his children ...

No Escape from Other People

Wherever our life touches yours, we help or hinder ... wherever your life touches ours, you make us stronger or weaker. ... There is no escape--man drags ...