By all outward appearances it was a successful life. I ran a growing nonprofit, served as an editor for a venerable magazine, taught courses at colleges and seminaries, preached in the rotation at two megachurches, hosted a national television program, …
The End of Our Exploring
In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in a dark wood, where the true way was wholly lost. Dante begins his Divine Comedy with a sentiment for the ages, something with which we all can identify. …
I Take Her Hand and Spin
God always seemed so “other” from me. I had a kindergarten teacher who was about 95. If she ever liked children it was before both world wars. Miss Gibbs was mean-spirited and downright cruel. Midway through each afternoon we took …
And So It Goes
I grew up in Ohio and Kentucky but spent most of my working life on Long Island, one of the few remaining places in America where the accent is as thick as the salt air. Though Long Island is indeed …