O-L-I [Outside Looking In]

Dad and me at Autumn Leaves, his Alzheimer's facility, this past June. One week ago today, my dear Dad passed forevermore into the...

During the past nine months, I've met a number of remarkable people. They're all unique, of course; as people are.  But at the sa...

You know what I need? I need a faith that is stronger than America's church culture. I need a faith that is stronger than money, an...

And now, for something completely different... some attempts at poetry from the opinionated layman.  In this installment, we contemplate on...

"President Lincoln and Family," an engraving by A.B Walter in 1865 and published by John Dainty, Philadelphia; from my family...

How are things going for you today? If you are happy, content, or feeling as though things are going well for you, is this optimism reall...

After seven years of helping my father cope with his senile dementia, I've learned a lot about the disease.  But after just a month of ...

We met her coming in the front door. We were coming in, and she was going out.  Or, at least, she wanted to be going out. Mom and I wer...

When was your yesteryear? Was it several years ago, when your children were younger?  Was it a couple of decades ago, when you graduated ...

Behold My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen, in whom My soul delights: I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the n...