I’ve been kidding my friend Jim Martin that he has become the Hannah Montana of the religious publishing world. He just spoke to an audience of 8,000 people at a conference in LA. Everywhere I turn around I hear him (on NPR), I read him (in the New York Times), etc. He likes that I…

Speaking of marriage vows, Liza Mundy highlighted an incredible commitment of love in her Washington Post magazine piece about a devoted husband, Dave Kendell, who cares for a disabled wife, Diana, and all that entails: preparing her meals, fixing her hair, keeping her active. The incisive article discusses the toll of aging and infirmity on…

What’s worse for kids: a bad marriage or divorce? The Eliot Spitzer scandal asks that questions all over again, not that I’m implying that they have a bad marriage. It’s just that, well, Silda’s husband hired a hooker. There’s sort of a big problem. Should she bolt or stay? I always feel uncomfortable commenting on…

I’ve always understood sloth, one of the seven deadly sins, as laziness. But Christian author Kathleen Norris helped me understand the “sin” in a much broader context, and one that’s intertwined with depression. (Not that depression is a sin. I want to make that clear) Here are some excerpts from her article in Christian Century…

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