Back when I traveled by plane the first time, you could buy flight insurance in the terminal. A friend from seminary who gave me a ride to the airport bought a policy on me before I boarded. He bought it as a sick joke because...
Read MoreThe Book of Ruth recounts the devotion of Ruth, a Moabite widow, to Naomi, her widowed Israelite mother-in-law. The relationship of two widows does not seem especially important to the fate of the world, but the story highlights...
Read MoreI got my first suit when I was 17 years old – creamy white in color with contrasting maroon stitching on the lapel. I wore it with a maroon shirt and a red, white, and blue tie. Give me a break; it was 1974. I can’t...
Read MoreMy church encourages members to bring canned goods to worship every week to help people in need. At the start of the “Food for All” program, I took our contributions to the local charity that distributes them whenever our...
Read MoreJulie Powell wrote about Julia Child as she cooked her way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking on The Julie/Julia Project blog. The effort got her a book and movie deal. I imagined writing about Karl Barth in a similar...
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