open doors

In the darkness, a soft chiming alarm thankfully releases me from a dream where my money is vanishing. Feeling my … More

baking is a spiritual discipline

You do not have to be a spiritually centered person to recognize that the world seems to be going to … More

It seems likely that Dexter has been playing me for a fool. For the last decade I thought “Tommy’s” dog … More

One of the most cherished (by today’s standards) characteristics of Christian fellowship, which stands out from a group of my … More

For many, satisfaction is a temporary condition. A full stomach? Then we get hungry again. Shelter? It may suit you … More

With all the accumulated experience of six decades, including a quarter-century of military experience, thirty-five years as a dog-parent, and … More

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. Tom Stoppard, dramatist The child’s finger pointing forward and … More

Having a birthday in the same week that has Thanksgiving in it is as challenging as those “misfortunate” ones who … More

Dexter, Comet, my wife and I had a full day spent with the dogs. We ran errands with them, dropped … More