Spiritual Hunger, Spiritual Junk

There’s nothing more discouraging for the family chef than these three words, “I’m not hungry.” Maybe you’ve faced those words. You know, kids have impatient stomachs. Of course, only kids. We don’t, right, adults? But kids have...

Two Words That Decide Eternity

Because we’ve spent so much time on Indian reservations over the years, the story I heard about one little Native American boy is especially meaningful to me. He lived with his mom in a little hut on a reservation in the Southwest. His dad had died, and that...

Poison In the Blood Stream

I imagine it’s been a little while since you’ve asked somebody, “How’s your liver today?” I never thought about it until my wife got sick. She had hepatitis, and for many months I learned how vital the liver is; never thought about it...

Capturing Days

Certain birthdays are like, you know, special milestones. Every birthday is a milestone, but take 40 for example. For some reason, we sort of enshrine that particular one as a special marking place in your life. And I remember when my wife had her 40th birthday....

Miraculously Changed

Think about what you looked like in seventh grade. You say, “Oh, no! Please, I’d rather not.” Are you thinking, “Man, what a hunk I was! What a Miss America!” Probably not. Our daughter had a funny experience in her senior French class in...