Fear Archives

A Homeless Man and Grace

I’m so thankful for the training I’ve received at my church for helping homeless people. Like many, I see homeless…
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A novelist can be accused of many things but innocence hardly seems likely. It’s such a peculiar life, sitting at…
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I’ve connected insomnia and prayer for years. But I’m getting tired of it. Long ago, I heard some sage person…
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My mother was an Italian immigrant. That’s her in the passport photo. Mom’s the baby. My grandmother, Fortunata, is the…
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The extraordinary courage and need for bagpipes in the WWI trenches.

A friend is dying this Christmas season and I’ve been thinking about how to help families through holiday grief. My…
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