Forgiveness is a daily struggle for me. Anger and thoughts of revenge come naturally to me. How can I obediently respond to...

"He (Abraham Lincoln) won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to...

Sometimes my self-image teeters between positive and negative, depending on the kind of feedback I receive. Amazingly after all...

I was curious how a father from our church motivated his teenaged children to mow lawns and do errands for an elderly neighbor....

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While his wife shopped at the mall, an endocrinologist sat in a coffee shop gazing at the passersby. He "diagnosed"...

There they were - hundreds of people with iPods and MP3 players dancing in the middle of Paddington Train Station in...

Life is hard! This past month many of the hardest situations we face in life have reared their ugly heads in the lives of my...

As a young boy, visits from my maternal grandparents were infrequent but much anticipated. After they visited, I could count on...

"How's your mom?" People frequently ask this question about my remarkable mother. The answer is tricky because...

I was a guest - not a member of the family, but treated like one. Examining the outside - the seen - this family is...

Forgiveness is a daily struggle for me. Anger and thoughts of revenge come naturally to me. How can I obediently respond to...

"He (Abraham Lincoln) won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to...

Laboring on a farm the summer after 7th grade was my first full-time summer job. My understanding of the employer/employee...

I have not had a teachable spirit these past several days. Therefore, writing a "lesson learned" seems strange and...

In 1957, I was an impressionable 7 year old who started playing baseball in earnest. My favorite team was the Milwaukee Braves;...

Experiencing pain is an ordeal everyone faces at some point in their lives. Whether the physical pain of broken bones or the...

Fall of 1977 - I was 27 years old and in the midst of my medical residency training - working 70 to 100 hours per week in the...

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