Fog rolled into our coastal community last week. I walked in the early morning onto the wooden access ramp and looked out toward the beach, but couldn’t see the ocean. It was a bit eerie because the sound of the pounding surf was deafening, so it was obvious that the ocean — a mere hundred […]
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I live in a coastal town, and the beach is often where I walk or exercise. My wife and I also enjoy winding down in the evenings together by strolling south to the decades old pylons anchored in the sand, especially at low tide when the beach is as wide as two football fields. Walks […]
No one likes to be overlooked or ignored, especially when it comes to any good deeds that we do. That is why people have through the ages made it a point to do their good deeds or religious acts in a way that achieves maximum visibility or exposure. Whether it is through long, flowery and […]
When my wife and I had our fourth child, we knew we needed to move. We had already added onto our starter home with child #3, and simply had no will, or room, to engage in another construction project. So, we began looking at homes, and thought, after considerable time, that we had finally found […]
The newest skyscraper in Chicago is 150 North Riverside, a shiny class A office building clad in blue and silver reflective glass and granite, tucked on the Chicago River between Lake and Randolph Streets. The building is quite handsome, but the aesthetics are truly overwhelmed by its startling structural design, featuring what seems to be a […]
The summer of 1973 is a fond memory for me. As a young teenager in Maryland, my Dad’s military station at the time, life seemed pretty care-free, and the things that made me smile were simple: riding my bike, sandlot baseball with my buddies, and those long days of summer when we kids would leave […]
Jesus clearly had a special place in his heart for poor, vulnerable and disenfranchised people. With respect to the poor, they were specifically highlighted throughout his earthly ministry, from beginning to end. You’ll recall that when Jesus’ ministry started, he went to his hometown of Nazareth, entered the Synagogue and read from the scroll of […]
I’m on the eve of another birthday. I can’t say I mind, but it is striking to contemplate being on the downslope of my 50s, barreling full-speed toward the big “six-oh”. Thinking about birthdays over the years hasn’t been too troublesome for me, but I do remember feeling a bit “rocked” when I turned 30. Seems […]
For many years, a few of my law partners and I would meet during a lunch break for Bible study. The fellowship and encouragement was special to us all and helped us connect on a level besides our common profession and employer. During one of our sessions over 20 years ago, one of them made […]