Poetry She couldn't sleep. Lightning flickered in her head. Her toes curled and uncurled. Strange how the world slumps on as usual, she thought. Same
In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16), a landowner goes out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard, promising them the usual daily wage. He goes back to the marketplace to hire more workers at 9 a.m., promising to pay them “whatever is right” …
Scarcely a week goes by without someone saying, “Give people fish and you feed them for a day; teach them how to fish and you feed them for life” …
As my friend rehearsed for me what she planned to say to her husband, I could see myself in her manner …
When some people hear “Christian family,” they think of having Christian parents and relatives, going to church together on Sunday mornings, sharing family devotions or service projects and growing up in a Christian home …
The stage is bare, and he’s standing there, emptiness all around. That’s how actor-playwright Ted Swartz has felt many times in the nearly three years after suffering a major personal, professional and financial loss …
