Most little children love to be held and hugged. As a mother and grandmother, I have noticed over the years, though, that there comes a time (usually during the teen years) that we don't want to be hugged any more. … Read more

As I was cleaning out a pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern, I realized how much we are like these pumpkins. I had looked over the whole bin of pumpkins, and chose the one that I wanted — the one that … Read more

Around three years back, my younger brothers and I were returning from an outing. Upon getting down from the rickshaw, we were accosted by a young man who told us that he was hungry and pleaded for money. I didn't give him money because … Read more

Have you ever heard someone say, "Boy! If only I could turn back the clock!"? Well, in our area, we do just that this coming weekend. It always feels nice to have that extra hour. But that is not the … Read more

Let me set a scene. A wonderful woman and her family has become part of our worshipping family. She joined us from a tradition that probably does not exalt the place of women in the life of the church and … Read more

Apocryphally, if a woman gets a cold, she calls it a cold. When a man gets a cold it must be — at the very least — the flu! I say nothing. Sometimes when I get a cold, I am … Read more