Miscommunication in Writing

My farmer husband Larry isn't a good bachelor. So whenever I'm gone over noon, I set the table and leave dinner in the oven. That was the case ...

Coldness Toward Spouse

An old man was lying on his deathbed. He had only hours to live when he suddenly smelled chocolate chip cookies. He loved chocolate chip cookies more ...

Madonna's View of Courtship

According to pop singer/actress Madonna: "You really have to get to know someone. Courtship, the whole idea of courtship, is such a boring, dated ...

At Death, What Really Matters

In LeadershipJournal.net, Kevin Miller writes:

I watched a man die last night. Hospice Room 436 lay unusually quiet—except for labored breathing, ...

Forgiving Those Who Hurt Us

Writer William Nix shares this story in his book Character Works:

Mark Gagnon worked as a clerk in the North Hampton, Massachusetts, store owned by James ...

Marriage Commitment

Side Show is an unusual musical based on the true story of the Hilton twins. They were Siamese twins who rose from exploited poverty as a sideshow attraction ...

Nicole Kidman Can't Have It All

In a Talk magazine interview, movie star Nicole Kidman, divorced from superstar Tom Cruise, talks about the sacrifices a mother and wife must make:

It's ...

No Exemplary Families

In Like Dew Your Youth, Eugene H. Peterson writes:

A search of Scripture turns up one rather surprising truth: there are no exemplary families. Not a single ...

Father and Son

In Leadership, pastor and author Stu Weber writes:

My youngest son is the third of three boys. The first two are high-powered; the third is not any less ...

Humble in Death

I've been blessed by some truly humble people. One I remember most is Joan Hollister Gilbert. Joan was a delightful person who had a long, difficult, ...