An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life… He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil—he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and…

Is there anything more welcoming to come home to than the smell of bread baking? That rich aroma that tells you supper is almost ready and not to worry, everything is going to be all right. I love to bake and the ritual of mixing and kneading is somehow very soothing to my soul. There…

It’s been another one of those bad news weeks. Horrific and heartbreaking news. Another toddler dead… along with her father… this time in Canada. An off duty police officer killed, probably by someone she knew and trusted. Chance pastoral encounters that speak of violence and betrayal. Sorrow and heaviness bore their way into my heart…