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Winter Olympics events get major coverage in Colorado, for my state sends more athletes to the games than any other. I left for Japan halfway through this year’s events, which means I missed many thrills of victory and agonies of defeat. Over here, however, Japan’s victorious male figure skaters made the front page of every … Read more
Do you ever find yourself repeating the same requests over and over and wonder, “Is anyone really listening?” I take some consolation in remembering that Jesus, too, had unanswered prayers. According to Luke, Jesus spent an entire night in prayer before choosing the twelve disciples. Yet if you read the Gospels, you marvel that this … Read more
To startled shepherds an angel announced, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” I must admit, as 2017 comes to an end I’m not sensing much joy and good news. Instead, a spirit of fear and division hangs like a cloud over the year. … Read more
For a Thanksgiving blog, I happily yield to my wife who, as a social worker in Chicago, learned a lasting lesson about gratitude and giving. When the alarm went off at 7:00 a.m. that dreary Chicago morning, I had to fight the temptation to roll over and ignore it. I could hear the rain coming … Read more
I have been working on an update and revision of two books I wrote with Dr. Paul Brand, a world-renowned leprosy expert who died in 2003. Dr. Brand influenced me more than any other person, and we spent most of a decade collaborating on writing projects. Last week I came across this memory from his … Read more
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