William Willimon, who once served as a professor at Duke Divinity School, remembers when a friend of his visited the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Upon his return he announced…
Working in a small town in Latin America, a woman felt despair. She was experiencing marital problems, as well as conflicts with people she worked with. Without warning, an earthquake…
A young soldier was utterly humiliated by his senior officer. The officer had gone beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior in disciplining the young soldier and knew it, so he…
A few years ago in the Portuguese town of Sobrado, a lady had a dog named Preta. Every Sunday morning without fail Preta would leave her owner’s home at 5:00…
The Chicago Bears were scheduled to play the LA Rams yesterday, January 18th at Soldier Field in Chicago. I am writing this article before the outcome of the game, so…
One day a grandmother was enjoying an all-day visit with her 5-year old grandson. He followed her around all day. He even sat down by her side in the evening…
Sometimes I feel like an interruption,and then I want to shrinkback into my shelland never come out again.I want to walk away and say,“I’m sorry I took your time.” Being…
An old fable that has been passed down for generations tells about an elderly man who was traveling with a boy and a donkey. As they walked through a village,…
About 2000 years ago, a small group of Jewish people, living under the tyranny of Roman rule, began to listen to the words of an itinerant preacher. They saw him…
When Mother Teresa was asked, “What the biggest problem in the world today?” She answered, without hesitation, “The biggest problem in the world today is that we draw the circle…
January often gives us cold spells with sub-zero temperatures and many inches of snow. I am reminded of a night in January, 1960 when I attended a CELAM Latin American…
When the Statue of Liberty was remodeled in the 1980’s, it was discovered that the entire inside support system had to be replaced. The outside copper skin of the statue…
In a Peanuts cartoon Snoopy the dog is feeling great. He comes dancing into the first frame saying to himself: “Sometimes I love life so much I can’t express it!”…
