“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 […]

“Before you get a dog, you can’t quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can’t imagine living any other way.”
–Caroline Knapp (American writer)

The other day, my wife and I came upon a friend of ours. She was walking her dog, who was limping noticeably. We knew the dog had sustained an injury, but when we asked if the injury was improving, she told us the dog would have to have a cranial cruciate ligament repair, […]