“Sorry, but I’m happily married.”
People use words like these as an out to an extramarital relationship, and we applaud them. “How wonderful that someone would cling to his marital vows!” we think. It’s all very honorable. Isn’t it?
Honorable on the surface, yes, but misguided at the core. Because, you see, such thinking is a subtle trick of the devil’s. He wants (more…)
Yesterday I received a magazine in the mail from my journalism school. I flipped to the back to see what some of my classmates had been up to, and I saw his name. His is the name that was announced as the winner of the prestigious scholarship I was supposed to receive. And for years I had imagined how my professional (more…)
Once a week or so, I take my dog Churchill into a nearby nursing home for pet therapy and evangelism. People who may not otherwise want company from a person often want company from a dog. Though I’m the one with the name tag, it’s Churchill’s name everyone knows.
At 65 pounds, Churchill is a big boy. Some people there were once (more…)
“I haven’t seen you before,” I said to the young women ringing up my groceries the other day. (I make it a point to build relationships with people wherever I go.)
“I usually work at the liquor store next door,” she said.
“That explains it,” I replied. “I don’t drink.”
“I don’t drink either, and I work at a liquor store!” she laughed.
I then (more…)
My mother always told me she could detect my mood from my eyes: When I’m happy, they’re bright green; when I’m angry, they’re dark green; when I’m sad, they’re more gray. But the past few days made my green eyes blue.
It started last Saturday, when I was preparing for two weekend concerts. My left eye was irritated, so I decided to take (more…)