On of the beloved songs of the upcoming Christmas season is “I Wonder As I Wander.” The song was written by a musicologist named John Jacob Niles, based on a fragment of folk music he discovered. According to the Wikipedia article on the carol,...

This time of year, we Christians find ourselves – if we can stop our frenetic holiday preparations for a moment and be still – in the season of expectant waiting known as Advent. It’s a tough season for most folks to wrap their minds around. ...

Many people have heard the name “Pollyanna.” Her full name is Pollyanna Whittier, and she’s the title character in a classic series of children’s novels. The first one was published in 1913 by Eleanor H. Porter. In the grim little New...

Yesterday, as I posted my most recent blog entry, I passed a milestone. It was my 500th blog entry. It’s hard to believe. In the 4 years or so since I’ve been writing this blog, chronicling my experience as a cancer survivor, I’ve somehow...

“Flu-like symp- toms.” That’s what I’ve got – as is only appro- priate, since what I’ve got does, in fact, seem to be the flu. I was down and out all day yesterday, Thanksgiving Day. We had a houseful of friends and relatives, but I...