Archive for January 2017

A Dog’s Purpose: They Save Us

We choose our dogs, sometimes through rescue, but in the end, our dogs save us.  This concept is brought to life in the new movie, A Dog’s Purpose, based on The New York Times bestseller by W. Bruce Cameron.  A romp through reincarnation shows how Bailey, a Golden Retriever, starts off as a beloved pet. […]

The Value of Doubt: why unanswered questions, not unquestioned answers, build faith

Doubt.  It’s a key ingredient to faith.  If you don’t question, you don’t care.  A new book helped me to examine what I believe and why.  The Value of Doubt: why unanswered questions, not unquestioned answers, build faith, is written by Bill Tammeus, a veteran journalist and award-winning religion writer. (Skylight Paths Publishing, September 2016, […]

Keep Worries Down…but how?

A new year is an official reboot, a chance to rewrite bad chapters. Yet 10% or less achieve new year goals. My goal is to overcome worry, yet I worry I can’t. Worry has its place in vigilance and protection. Interestingly, studies show that worriers have high intelligence. (But that comes with few bragging rights. […]