Oct
08
2025
My husband is a genocide researcher. He looks back in history at the times when one people group hoped to eliminate another people group through bloodshed, famine, or other forms of harm.
Often the stories of violence are deeply interwoven,...
Oct
06
2025
Our daughter Ariana is on the National Tour of The Sound of Music. What joy for our family! We saw her perform at The Kennedy Center and my mom sobbed as she read Ari’s tribute to my dad in...
Oct
03
2025
We all need IRON in our bodies and also in our social lives. Are you aware of this?
IRON IN THE BODY
Iron is a mineral that the body needs for growth and development. Our bodies use iron to make hemoglobin, a protein...
Oct
01
2025
Shann’s new novel, Where Blackbirds Fly, releases officially today. It was a long journey full of suffering. He would start writing at 10:00 or 11:00 pm. He would pound the keys with a dizzying speed, pause in a look...
Sep
26
2025
“...LIFE ONLY BEGINS WHEN IT ENDS HERE ON EARTH” – Bonhoeffer
St. Paul has often been quoted, “Death where is thy victory, where is thy sting?” In some mysterious way, both the apostle Paul and German martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer discovered...
Sep
24
2025
Look at this beautiful interaction Jesus has with both a Pharisee and a woman in the Book of Luke.
36 A Pharisee invited Jesus to have dinner with him, and Jesus went to his house and sat down to eat....
Sep
22
2025
In my walk as a Christian for many years, one of the biggest surprises to me is how consistent God is at surprising me when I feel the most need for Him. It often happens when I’ve exhausted all...
Sep
19
2025
Basketball has taught me that victory comes when you bounce back from difficulty. Lifeball is a far tougher game to play than basketball.
Psalm 100 is my bedrock to come back from a rough day. I enter His gates with thanksgiving....
Sep
17
2025
The scripture reading today focused on the word, “amazed.” I consider this word prayerfully.
In the Greek it is not a fleeting feeling, but something we feel in our core. It is a sense of deepest awe, humility, joy, and...
Sep
08
2025
My dad could discern the root motives of others. He could look past the behavior and see the unconscious compulsions of shame, envy, greed, selfishness, or fear. He could also see these inner drivers with tremendous love and compassion.
I...
