As parents we watch with some degree of anxiety as our children enter school for the first time, wondering how they will do, hoping that they will interact well, make friends, perhaps not be scared, and learn in an environment that is healthy and life-giving. …

Each day brings something new and sometimes shocking. For the United States of America and the world, that is a true statement for many this morning.  Sometimes it is hard to hear what so many are saying, whether we personally agree with what is being said or not. …

There are times when all the things that we feel we must do tend to overwhelm us.  It comes with the hectic stride of our Western world of busyness and “keeping up” with the obligations that we feel compelled to fulfill regarding our “placement” in life. …

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC.  Like other museums, one could spend a week or even a month experiencing this museum in its richness.  I started at the top level of the museum and a multi-media presentation of the native cultures extending from Alaska all the way down to the bottom of Chile. …

They are calling it the reverse of the curse, but it is true…the Chicago Cubs after 108 years have again won the world series championship.  That long “interim” period of “losses,” are now, at least for the present completely covered over by the exuberant elation of Cubs fans and probably some non-Cubs fans. …