In what’s known as the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 of the Bible, Jesus makes some radical claims about who would be blessed. Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are they who mourn, blessed are the meek, blessed are they who hunger and thirst for...
I watched a video interview recently with an elderly man turning 100 years old. The reporter asked him what his secret to aging was and had him reflect on his life over the last century. (By the way, he said his secret was eating lots of candy – but the jury’s still...
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” These lyrics by Andy Williams belong to one of the most famous holiday songs and will surely be blaring in a department store near you soon (if not already). Sadly, for many, these words will sting for the first time this...
