Glorious wretches
"I do indeed, Sir," said Caspian. "I was wishing that I came from a more honorable lineage." "You come of the Lord Adam and the…
Summer job
During college, my summer job was to work on an assembly line building kitchen cabinets. I was on the "base" line, which meant we built…
My tail!
One of my favorite scenes in C.S. Lewis's Prince Caspian, is when the ever-chivalrous mouse, Reepicheep, mortally wounded in battle, is brought (lying on a…
Mommy’s pet peeve
Burnt coffee. Long lines. Parking meters. Missing keys. What's your pet peeve? How many do you have? How much power do they have to ruin…
Interruptions
There are fun interruptions. Like when my wife or my children stop by the office to say hello. There are messy interruptions. Like when someone…
Do you know them?
We teach our kids (rightly) not to talk (too much) to strangers. My children are working to learn their community--trying to remember names and faces.…
Greet by name
Christianity teaches that human beings are created in the image of God. This means that all of us have surpassing dignity that is sacred and…