I was on my way to a store the other day to shop for an anniversary gift for my wife, but was waylaid by a free trade gift fair at Daley Plaza. Perfect! I needed a gift and there were plenty of gifts to choose from. I decided to buy a sarong for those times when she...

Church competition

When you stand shoulder to shoulder with other dads at your kids’ sporting events for hours at a time, you find all kinds of things to converse about. These are always pretty interesting to me, especially when talking with unchurched dads. They can ask pointed...

“And then…” instead of “The End”

One of my favorite sounds is my wife’s contented sigh whenever she finishes a great novel. After uttering that sigh, she’ll also sometimes express remorse that the story is over–the characters will remain forever on those pages, never to be heard...