The Hard Target

The Hard Target

Author’s note: Out of caution about being misunderstood as insensitive, I would like to make a comment here. The Ukrainian war being waged by Russia is currently coloring a lot of our world these days. Talking about guns, shootings and targets is perhaps not the...
Rusty Trust

Rusty Trust

“It’s like every month I fear again that there will not be enough money in the bank.” said a man who was sharing his story with me. “Again and again, I have wondered, what are we going to do? But then we open the mailbox and find an unmarked envelope with $300 in it....
Not By Bread Alone

Not By Bread Alone

I like to eat. I really do. When we were newly married, we had friends over and something we ate contained little bits of extra sweet flavor. In an effort to give voice to my enjoyment of the snack I blurted out, “Mhh, sweet bursts!” Everyone laughed. What I tasted in...