It was intensely cold. Heavy sleds creaked as they scraped over the jeweled sounding board of dry, unyielding snow. The signs above shop doors shrieked and groaned as they swung helplessly to and fro. The clear, clean air seemed frozen into sharp little crystalline needles that stabbed every living thing […]

I find this beautiful story authored by Elizabeth Harrison to be an inspiring testament to the power of being committed to face any sacrifice on behalf of others. In that sense, it is an inclusion I feel is worthy of our reflection as we approach the end of our Lenten […]

With spring and Easter just around the corner, it’s easy for one to appreciate the myriad of new growth opportunities that are blossoming all around us, and that, despite any impending sacrifice or challenge that may await us down our path, we are buttressed by the assured promise of revival […]

Traditionally, I end each week’s Inspiration with a verse. This week I decided to break out of the mired ordinary and try something different, so let’s begin with this reading from the New Testament: People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them, and when the disciples saw this, they […]

Am I wise, or am I a fool? That is the central question posed in this wonderful story whose origin is Africa. Asking the question itself sets us on the road toward discovering the answer. And often it is through our discovering the fruits of friendship that we uncover and amass […]