Wanna Meet Up?
In blogging for nearly two years now about life and faith outside the walls, I've found a lot of people in the blogosphere who are feeling much the same way as I have felt.  Many of us could tell the same basic story:  We were in some form of institutional church. We ...

A Hidden Treasure of Life
"Hey, how's it going?"  I asked my grocery checker. "Fine," he answered in his familiar lazy tone. "Doing just fine. Yourself?" This ritual of small talk with a cashier named Steve happened dozens of times in the years that I've shopped at my neighborhood supermarket.  Steve, an older man with thinning red ...

Life
I am writing at midnight on Tuesday, my grandson’s fifth birthday. We have been back from Minnesota only a few hours after spending three days there helping him celebrate.  It was a time filled with joy and wonder for both grandson and grandparents until… yesterday. On Monday, I answered my phone ...

Alone In A Crowd
Robin Williams played an incredibly pathetic individual in World’s Greatest Dad.  I’m surprised at myself for sitting through the movie in its entirety.  One of the last lines in the movie made it all worthwhile.  His character, Lance Clayton, said: “I used to think the worst thing in life was ...

Vacationology
I'm on Vacation this week. This is my last chance to get away until my job gets really crazy with year end stuff. Although most of my vacation is going to be working on the house, the cars, and entertaining guests, I've also got a date planned with my daughter ...