I spend a lot of time, intentionally, with the spiritual but not religious folks in my community. I’m always amazed at the refreshing honesty and humor in our conversations. … read more

Addiction and the twelve steps In 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was cofounded by William Griffith Wilson, normally referred to as Bill W., and Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith, better… read more

Opioids: A national emergency Before last year’s presidential election, the Pew Research Center surveyed potential voters on a variety of social issues. Unsurprisingly… read more

Did you ever notice there’s a lot more “middle” to life than there is on either end? It’s a bell curve. We’re infants/toddlers/children/teens for a… read more

They found him in the temple.Luke 2:46 RSV His parents did not realize that the boy Jesus had stayed behind in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover. When they returned to look… read more

Synthetic Marijuana Sixteen-year-old Emily Bauer was on a breathing tube, lying in a hospital bed in Texas on the afternoon of December 16. All medications and nourishment had… read more