Alternate Scripts

May 4, 2020

December 3, 1943. “The secretary of war desires me to express his regret that your son has been reported missing …

The March of Folly

April 27, 2020

9 The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him …

March 30, 2020

Early Friday evening, on the deck of our house in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, we dined on grilled fish over …

February 3, 2020

“Is there a Santa?” my 6-year-old son asked. It was 1989. “Yes,” I said cautiously. “There is a Santa, and …

January 20, 2020

This morning, as usual, I consulted my checklist for the day. Faith, Self-Care, Family, Mission. It’s Martin Luther King Day. …