Moments of Grace... Moments of Love and Healing. I still remember distinctly how much pain I went through when my parents made me transfer school from the University of the Philippines—one of the best schools in our country—in Diliman

Moments of Grace... Moments of Love and Healing. How do we fine-tune in then? If there is somebody we know to whom we are attracted, perhaps because we like what we see, our normal course of action would be to try to know that person better and to spend more time with him/her.

Moments of Grace... Moments of Love and Healing. We came into this world perfect... we grew up imperfect. How do we try to repair the damage? Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. - Romans 13:10

Opened and Closed - The red-headed woodpecker was perched on the tree, intently pecking away. He was a large bird, and the colors on his head and back were very vivid. It was a lovely vision; one I didn’t think could be improved upon.

The United States Golf Association (USGA) regulates almost everything about golf balls – including their size, weight, and component parts – but not the number or pattern of dimples.

Is Doubt the Opposite of Faith? All too often, churches are assumed to be fortresses of unassailable certainty – places where spiritually mature people no longer have serious questions about God’s existence, the meaning of life, or what happens after we die.

An Easter Reflection & Happy Easter! Matthew reports many strange events at Jesus's death: darkness, an earthquake, and holy people rising from their tombs. Similar events occur in Matthew's story of Jesus's resurrection.

In one of Jesus’ most familiar parables (Luke 15:11-32), the younger of two sons demands, “Father, give me my share of the estate.” It’s hard to overstate the edginess of this request. The Middle Eastern audience who first heard Jesus’ story must have been appalled. This Jewish boy has committed the ultimate sin.

Dr. Suzanne Degges-White, writing in Psychology Today, suggests that our most important relationships can be kept in good working order by the relational equivalents of duct tape and WD-40 can keep our most important relationships in good working order.

All of us make mistakes. With grace and grit, we can learn from our mistakes. And then there are those of us who actually earn from our mistakes. That brings us to Bette Nesmith Graham, an executive secretary for the Texas Bank and Trust in the mid-1950s.