“It’s driving us all crazy,” I told the vet. She and I sat cross-legged on the exam room floor as my beagle paced, sniffing around for a way out. “Charlie licks the floor constantly,” I said, “And it’s not just the floor either. He licks the carpet, his bed, everything. It’s . . . well. [...]
I’m not a baseball fan—I’ll give you that. Still, I’m also not an anti-fan. I care if my son’s favorite teams win (which means the Red Sox and anyone playing the Yankees) and I like the Angels—because Reggie Willits is a real live angel, that’s why. (A story for another time.) But, no, I didn’t [...]
(I’m a member of a small group who supports each other with wellness concerns. Here’s an email I sent to the group last semester.) It’s different in Divinity School. Our Greek prof hands our tests back to us and says, “Okay, now let’s grade these things.” “We are grading our own tests?” “You’re trustworthy aren’t [...]
“I think I’m going to write a blog about smoking,” I told my son. Soggy and sandy from our day at the beach, the two of us were alone in our van. “Hmmm,” my 13-year-old son replied, hardly vibrating his vocal cords and barely nodding his head in acknowledgement of my having spoken. “You see,” [...]
“Similarly, the spirit also helps us out in our weakness. For example, we don’t know beans about praying, but the Spirit himself speaks up for our unexpressed concerns. And he who x-rays our hearts understands the Spirit’s approach, since the Spirit represents Christians before God.” Romans 8:26-27 The Cotton Patch Version Clarence Jordan (translator of [...]
Have you noticed all the half-priced candied hearts and discounted chocolates? Ahha. It must be February. February: Valentine’s Day, President’s Day and Dental Health Month! I wonder. Did America’s dentists choose this month because we eat so much chocolate, or because George Washington’s teeth were notoriously unhealthy? The world may never know. In any case, [...]
It used to be so easy. Sometimes I would say, “Merry Christmas!” Sometimes I would say, “Happy Holidays!” Now, I don’t know what to say. Back in the day, I often said, “Happy Holidays.” It applied to Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s, which covered most people I addressed. Now, if I say “Happy Holidays,” I [...]