The spirit of hope Advent, the season preceding Christmas, is a season of hope and expectation. The spirit of hope permeates this season even in the secular stories of our day… read more

The iPhone debut On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs took the stage at the Macworld conference in San Francisco to announce three revolutionary new products: a phone, a wide-screen… read more

While Americans have always viewed institutions and hierarchy with some level of distrust, in recent years that distrust appears to have reached an all-time high. According to an… read more

“Happy” When “Happy,” Pharrell Williams’s 2013 pop hit, comes on the stereo, my mood changes entirely. The lyrics by themselves are rather ho-hum… read more

Worst ever! Many are proclaiming that this year’s campaign is the worst ever, most uncivil and full of name-calling and bluster. Chuck Lorre, in his Vanity Card #539 at the… read more

(In Unison) Our holy and gracious God, help us to remember. Help us to remember the sacrifices bravely made in which one has given life for another and for all. Help us to… read more