December 11, 2007 | 2 comments
Wondering what to give this Christmas? Here’s a thought-provoking blog post by Nipun Mehta, which is no one I know, on the benefits of giving your time over spending your money for gifts that have meaning. Seven Questions on Giving
December 9, 2007 | 1 comment
The following fact about the origins of Christmas printed in The Tri-City Herald as a letter to the Editor today gave me much to think about. It read, in part, “December 25 originally was the celebrated ‘birthday of the sun
July 18, 2007 | 1 comment
The following is a story from a President Ballantyne who told of a special Christmas season from his boyhood days. Ballantyne grew up in Star Valley, Wyoming, which is harsh country. The summers are short and fleeting, while the winters
January 1, 2007 | 4 comments
My family and I got back Saturday from a 9 day trip to our cabin in the Blue Mountains in Oregon State, and as usual, the venture was packed full of spiritual lessons. We had a great time—peaceful, fun, and
December 24, 2006 | 1 comment
A woman called yesterday and agonized, “I don’t get it. What is this Christmas thing all about? The endless gift-giving, the eating, the indulging, the commercialism, the running around and getting stressed out, the people who are left out…and what