Celebrating Easter lifts the soul in powerful ways. Millions of believers attend inspiring services, hear uplifting music, pray at sunrise, or enjoy ending their Lenten abstinence from chocolate (or whatever). Easter Monday? Back to the regular world. This year take an intentional step to move Sunday to the world of Monday and beyond. Write a note of appreciation to clergy, musicians, teachers, or media wizards whose work made Lent and Easter worth your time. They love what t

How much stress can you take before a meltdown? The science of Metallurgy can analyze a substance for stress resistance. In the Tensile test a piece of metal is pulled apart until it begins to deform, providing the Ultimate Tensile Strength. In the Compression test concrete is squeezed until it fractures or deforms. These readings are essential for building safe and functional structures or equipment. Most of us don’t want to drive across a bridge that will collapse under th

How can we navigate the path after the loss of a loved one? I think we must shift the focus away from seeking "closure"—a misleading term—to the active process of adjusting to a new reality.

God is the “empath” who lives every moment with each person, through each valley of shadows and across each mountaintop of joy.

A key to well-being is found in the ancient skill of self-mastery, a virtue praised by both Stoic philosophers and Biblical figures.

My house has labels in many places. I have labels on my workbench drawers, while my wife has them on her pantry storage bins. They appear...

In the book, Golf and the Spirit , the late Harvard psychiatrist Scott Peck, uses the game of golf as a metaphor for life. One chapter is...

Modern science has found that journal keeping can do far more for our lives than just being a record of this event or that special occasion. We can enhance our well-being by keeping a journal of our thoughts, feelings and actions.

New words arise constantly to meet the needs of communication. For 2023, the Word of the Year was either “authentic” (Merriam-Webster),...

I count it a privilege to have walked the ground of 18 nations and 40 of the 50 states. Many of these trips have been with Jan. We’ve had...

What do we see? Looking at a man having a seizure, the citizen of 1700 CE would judge a demon is at work, whereas the 21st century...

I shared this devotional on Ash Wednesday. The Lenten Season continues to Easter. The phone call from our son in California startled us....

Cultivating an awareness of Wisdom within requires careful reflection on our self-understanding, our beliefs, the great traditions of faith,

“Don’t put new wine in old wineskins!” Those words of Jesus, a common proverb of his day, offer the simple truth that old ideas don’t...

Intentional effort makes a difference in many areas of life. Teachers demand the intentional effort of study from their students. Coaches...

I remember the first time I saw a dead person. I awakened to answer the phone and heard the voice of an older woman, a member of my small...

Messages that influence us come in many ways. A text, a call, a dream, a kiss—any of these could bring a message that changes the course...