Empathy: A Lost Art?

Empathy: A Lost Art?

Is Empathy a lost art? My first experience with young people’s lack of empathy was after a young girl in our community committed suicide. I was heart sick for her, for her family, for her friends. A handful of students expressed quite vehemently that it...
God Calls Us to Action, Not Fear

God Calls Us to Action, Not Fear

God equips us to act through the gifts of His spirit. Not that many days ago, our landscape looked very much like the picture above. But unlike the photo (featuring New Mexico’s White Sands) our world was covered in snow. Cold, silent, and unrelenting. If...
Brush Up Your Shakespeare

Brush Up Your Shakespeare

Shakespeare often gets a bad rap. (Originally published February, 26, 2008, updated March 20, 2019) High school English is an interesting creature. My former career as a literature teacher required that I teach a group of hormonally-driven, confused, but...