In the fall of 1980, when I was 12 years old, I went with my dad into downtown New Orleans to his office on Magazine Street. Driving down Canal Street, the home of the beautiful and historic Saenger Theatre,...
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August 5, 1998 started out like any other day. It wasn’t. Three hundred fifty miles away from where I lived (and live) in Kentucky, my mom, Juanita Duncan, was starting her morning normally. She had awakened,...
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I sometimes wonder about the term “alien.” Growing up when I did, that word brings up images of “little green men,” or “War of the Worlds,” or Sigourney Weaver in a space ship, or something else that would...
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We have all heard the advice: if you want to be healthy, eat right and exercise. If you are like me and have struggled with your weight most of your life, this is very frustrating advice. Eat right? What does...
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If you could have any person who is living or who has lived as your dinner guest, who would you invite? For me, that is not as easy a question to answer as I once thought it was. Who would I invite? I might...
Learn MoreThe terrible earthquake that devastated Haiti may have slipped from the front pages of newspapers, but the real needs of the people continue. Many congregations continue to find ways to provide food, shelter...
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People say that I have a mind like a steel trap, and I’m beginning to think that they’re right. It’s impenetrable, can only be worn down by time, and I might hurt myself or others if I use it. Lately,...
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Remember when you were a student and had a big paper or project due? Remember hanging out with your friends, or reading that novel, or watching that movie, or playing that game instead of working on the...
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