Commentary

When I was in grammar school, I shared a class with a young man who became known as “Stevie the Liar.” If anyone told of an event that they had actually experienced, Stevie developed a more extravagant fabrication that overshadowed that occurrence. Stevie constantly shared “points of fact” that upon closer scrutiny proved to be more of his vivid imagination. In...

While taking a trip down memory lane, I once came across a fearful memory lodged there. When I was three, I was in a busy store with my parents, holding on to my mother’s hand, when I looked up and saw it was not my mother. I think the woman was as startled as I was. Panic time! In a few moments my father found me and I was safe, but with a lifelong memory of...

Summer, one of my favorite seasons, is over in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s hot and humid here in the American South, but everything about the summertime—family trips, Fourth of July celebrations, and even the weather—is a wellspring of memories for me. One of my greatest joys was one many kids in the North American school system shared. That was the “release”...

A gentle society need not be a weak one. In fact, just this one fruit of God’s Spirit can make a huge impact.