This is Buttons.  She came to me in the spring of 1995, as I was finishing my senior year at ISU.  My dad called me and asked me to come to his office and pick up a kitten that he had acquired from a co-worker.  I went into Dad’s office, and he wasn’t in [...]

I received a letter a few days ago from Desir.  Desir Francois lives in Haiti with his mother and siblings.  His father died a couple of years ago after a lingering illness.  Desir likes basketball and soccer,and his chores include gathering firewood and going to the market for the family.  I have been sponsoring Desir [...]

I met my friend Jeni for lunch in Indianapolis last week.  Jeni and I have been friends since first grade, going all the way through graduation from Mt. Vernon High School and freshman year at Purdue.  Jeni is one of those people who remembers everything.  She can tell you who was dating whom in high [...]

I was talking online this morning with a friend about journaling the scriptures, wondering if everyone tends toward seeing the same types of verses jump out over and over.  As if there’s a certain lens through which you view the Bible, passing over some passages, but having others leap off the pages and grab you [...]