I have a friend, a former coworker, who has a nephew in prison. The nephew is doing ten years for killing a person while driving drunk. My friend told Continue Reading
Love and Trust are Not the Same Things
Our little grandson, Asher, wanted me to hold him. I bent over and held out my hands. He let me grab him and pull him up. Asher wrapped his arms Continue Reading
The Price of Passion
Examination rooms in hospitals are all pretty much the same. The room where the three of us sat looked just like the rooms at other ERs. Asher wanted Continue Reading
I Don’t Want My Friend to Worry About Me
I received a brief but heartfelt email yesterday from an old friend and West Point classmate. The first sentence was striking. He wrote: "I’m sure Continue Reading
The Unseen Strength of Love
I know an elderly woman who was the primary caregiver for her son. Her son suffered from cerebral palsy and paralysis. The young man was often in Continue Reading
The Inmate’s lifeline to the Real World
My wife just got off the phone with someone dear to us, who just happens to be residing in the Milwaukee County Jail. This person will be there for a Continue Reading
Snowflakes, Shipwrecks, and Reluctant Favors
It was cold and windy in the motel parking lot. Flakes of fluffy snow were swirling in the breeze. I watched traffic flow by on the highway. It was Continue Reading
What to Do When There’s No Solution
Some problems don't have solutions. This is a fact that I have often found difficult to accept. I am by nature and training a problem solver and Continue Reading
Indeed, he is.
There are very few children coming to our church services. It's not like when I was a kid. Back then, there was a special place called a "crying room" Continue Reading
Bringing Them Home
The news media have spent a great deal of time reporting on the recent acts of deadly violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas. In particular, there has Continue Reading
Parallels of Faith
Yesterday I attended the last morning Shabbat service (Shacharit) to be held at my synagogue. The shul will no longer offer religious services, which Continue Reading
I suspected we were not going to bang the gong.
I sat next to her at the dealership. I had been in almost the same position exactly one year prior, when I bought the young woman a Honda Accord. Continue Reading