“I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.”
–Charles de Lint, Canadian author

As I write this, my town is in the midst of its third day of rain–nothing heavy, mind you, but nearly always present, […]

“In the silence of the heart, God speaks.”
–Mother Teresa

On my runs (a word I use liberally), I frequently encounter folks out for a walk who don’t respond when I say “Hi” or if I wave. Typically, they’re using ear buds or wearing head phones, seemingly oblivious to what’s going on around them. Perhaps they’re making a statement that they’d prefer not to be bothered.

You might say, “Well, they’re listening to music, or a podcast, or maybe even an audiobook or […]

“Don’t leave anything for later. Later, the coffee gets cold. Later, you lose interest. Later, the day turns into night. Later, people grow up. Later, people grow old. Later, life goes by. Later, you regret not doing something . . . when you had the chance.”
–Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Japanese author

In my day, the cartoon “Popeye” also featured Wimpy, Popeye’s buddy who loved hamburgers. His famous line was, “I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” It was a dig […]

“God who gave us life, gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?”
–Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

A stabbing. Iryna Zarutska was a 23-year-old Ukranian refugee who came to America for a better life. Sadly, she was stabbed to death in late August on Charlotte, North Carolina’s […]