Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens?

I might have a story published in a book. It is a collection of stories about marriage, and mine is still in the running. (the story, not the marriage. I think the marriage will make the final cut.) Anyway, my story is about some pretty personal things in marriage,...

Winken, Blinken, and Nod

I got a ridiculous amount of sleep last night, and it was delicious. I’d tell you how many hours I visited dream land with Winken, Blinken, and Nod but those of you who are parents of small children or busy executives with breakfast meetings (or both) would just...

Not Exactly Oz

I heard this theoretical question last week: If you could go to Heaven and find everything beautiful, perfect, and peaceful… but Jesus wasn’t there… would you want to go? It is an interesting question meant to startle us into checking our motivations...

Who’s it All About Then?

Last week, I forgot the first rule of our office. “We are Here to Serve.” I had been sick (which is no excuse) and my backlog of work was screaming (which I should have expected) and the patient was demanding. (which happens sometimes) I responded badly,...

Setting My Stone

The need in Haiti seems huge and overwhelming and far beyond my capacity to do anything to help. I think the people of Israel must have felt that same way when they came back from seventy years of exile to find their beloved Holy City in ruins. The first group who...