Have a Happy HalloweenthanksgivingChristmaspalooza

We used to have a short Halloween season, a nice slow-paced Thanksgiving, and then around mid-November we'd see Christmas stuff out for sale. Well, ...

Most People Prefer ‘Merry Christmas’

Debates about acceptable holiday greetings occasionally roil American retail stores and cable news shows. But when it comes to cards, most people prefer ...

Making Peace with Change

Singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken writes:

We’ve been shopping for a new home. It’s tiring and exciting, a roller coaster of emotion for all ...

Boston's Secret Street Art

If you're ever walking the streets of Boston and it starts to rain, look down—you might see something surprising. Boston's City Hall and ...

Farmer Teaches a Lesson on Contentment

In an article for Leadership Weekly, Marshall Shelley wrote:

My wife's father is a Kansas farmer. He's spent a lifetime raising wheat, corn, milo, ...

Early Arrival for Wedding Guest

Like most couples preparing for a wedding, Dave Best and his fiancée were probably worried about whether or not everyone would show up on time ...

How to Know When You Are Getting Old

Author and pastor Greg Laurie offers the following advice about determining whether or not you are growing old:

• You know you're getting old ...

Why Wait

In Nouwen Then, author Luci Shaw writes:

I'm an impatient, restless person. Slowing down and waiting seem like a waste of time. Yet waiting seems to ...

Rosa Parks Was Ready

Most people know of Rosa Parks as the black woman who refused to go to the back of the bus, and thus ignited the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, ...

Reasons for Thanks

This Thanksgiving I'm thankful ... That there aren't twice as many Congressman and half as many doctors. That grass doesn't grow through snow, ...