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What’s in a Word? – Hope

What better place to end than with hope? The anachronistic medieval comedy-drama A Knight’s Tale features a scene where the protagonists gather around to help their friend write a love letter to his sweetheart. Coming to its conclusion, Geoffrey Chaucer claims, “And...

True Grit

John Wayne, affectionately called “the Duke,” is a legend for the many famous western-style movies he acted in. If you are a Wild West aficionado like me, then you will readily recognize movie titles he starred in: The Shootist, El Dorado, Big Jake, and many more. Of...

Hope Fuels Passion for Life

Recently my local newspaper reported an amazing story of survival about a Colorado woman who drove off a steep mountain road. After losing control on a curve, her car flew off a 120 foot cliff, crashed through the tree tops, and finally came to rest down the hillside...

Hope is vital for life

A number of years ago I heard a story about the terrible mental and physical effects of life in a Soviet gulag, a prison camp in the remote Siberian tundra. The story is that prisoners were sent to the prisons and many lost all hope of every getting out alive. The...

For The Joy Set Before Him

One of my habits is to get up early in the morning, usually while it is still slightly dark outside and the rest of the family is enjoying their final hour or so of sleep. With a fresh cup of coffee in hand, I spend some quiet time in prayer and some reading in God’s...