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Is it wise to ask God why?

Reflections on my brother’s twenty-fifth birthday.

Yesterday in a small restaurant in a small town in Iowa I asked for a banana split. When I did, the server smiled ear to ear, overjoyed that I had ordered it. “Yes! I can definitely make that for you!” she said. “Oh, and could I have hot fudge instead of the chocolate syrup?” HerContinue reading “The Human Experience”

Endings are hard

You may have seen, even if you’re not a sports fan, or a fan of tennis in particular, that Roger Federer played his last match yesterday. (Serena Williams played her last match in the US Open a few weeks ago as well!) And it’s been a surprisingly emotional ending to witness and reflect about. ToContinue reading “Endings are hard”