Jesus calms the storm.

Mr. Fix-it: Point to the One with power

Faith & Inspiration | I am a fixer. I have a knack for seeing problems and coming to a quick and ready solution. I enjoy puzzles and love an intellectual challenge. It is the way my mind works. This is an asset at work and a benefit in…

This sin but not that sin

This sin but not that sin

Homosexuality |  Last week I wrote about how Christians should respond to NBA player Jason Collins coming out as gay. Later a young gay man challenged me as to why Christians…

Jason Collins

Responding to Jason Collins’ coming out: Conviction vs. fear and loathing

Homosexuality |  Jason Collins, though not a star, carries great social cachet as an NBA player. Earlier this week he became the first active player to openly come out as gay.

Getting bad to get good

Getting bad to get good

Faith & Inspiration |  Today is day two of the National Football League college draft, the one event in the off-season that grants the greatest ray of hope to struggling teams. In…

Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia walks past a sign in the dugout before a game in Cleveland Tuesday.

In the face of tragedy, sports matter

Sports |  It can feel strange, trite even, to turn on the TV and watch a baseball game or go to an arena to see a hockey game after what happened in Boston Monday. Do…

What seems simple isn’t all that easy

What seems simple isn’t all that easy

Faith & Inspiration |  So many of the lessons we learn and the tasks we attempt in life are seemingly simple. Losing weight is just a matter of burning more calories than we…

Being ‘burned’ by the church

Being ‘burned’ by the church

Religion |  Recently I was talking with a co-worker about the number of people we know who left churches and claimed to have been “burned” by the experience. Both of…

The worst good day

The worst good day

Faith & Inspiration |  Today is Good Friday. We call it “good” because we know how the story ends—it is the doorstep to the salvation encountered on Easter Sunday. But Good…

Harvard players celebrate their upset win over New Mexico Thursday night.

What captivates us about March Madness

Sports |  March Madness, the NCAA’s 68-team college basketball tournament, is the single greatest annual sporting event in America. The first two full days of the…

Shamers should be ashamed

Shamers should be ashamed

Faith & Inspiration |  Shame is a powerful force, like an explosive. A person full of shame is unpredictable, even dangerous to himself and others. He feels sub-human, unworthy,

Kirby Puckett celebrates after hitting an 11th-inning, game-winning home run against the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series.

Heroes may die, but their memories live on

Sports |  Four dollars and a four-block walk. That’s all it took for me to go a Minnesota Twins baseball game growing up. I’d buy a general admission ticket to the…

Looking forward to the next chapter

Looking forward to the next chapter

Faith & Inspiration |  “I want to get back there.” These words struck me as they came out of the student’s mouth. Well, more than striking me, they stuck to me. I couldn’t…

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