"I don't hate you, Seth" said the man who had been designated as my mentor. "Well, that's a comforting thing to establish!" I thought to myself. Al...
Where does bold faith come from? For one thing, our faith has to be personal before our boldness has authenticity. Growing up, I was anything but bold...
Chick-fil-A coupons cause people in my family to drive out of their way. People will go out of their way for food. You can read the story of a crow...
I had my 12 Angry Men moment this past week. Every five years I seem to get a jury summons. In the past I've been able to avoid sitting on a jury by b...
I've got jury duty this week. And I can't talk about it. Basically, anything I say publicly must be cloaked in a shroud of secrecy so as not to pre...
Sid is great at honoring his superiors. He is deferential to a fault. He knows what's expected of him and he does a great job of living up to those ex...
Of all the paradigms that define us, perhaps the most universal and deep-seated is the paradigm of exclusivity - the one that says we're more special ...
Our children may be grown up, but when you come to the Barnes house, usually you'll find people there. We love to do life with people. Yesterday we...
I've got a friend who borrowed something of mine and wrecked it. He promised to fix it, but hasn't. It will be costly to fix. And now, every time I ...
Yesterday, encouraged by Talia, I started a Pinterest Not OK board. You can see it here. There are things that bother us in the world. And usually ...
