Dancing on Crutches
A few weeks ago I sustained a very minor injury to my ankle while walking to an evening class on campus. Since that time I have learned some valuable lessons: Walking on crutches looks far easier than it really is. …
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She Said Yes to the Dress!
This weekend I had the privilege of spending time with my future daughter-in-law Molly , her mother Patty from Texas, and my own daughter Addie. It was a rare opportunity for all of us to be together and we enjoyed …
Once Hornet, Always a Hornet
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. Jane Howard I’ve thought of this quote a great deal this week as students …
‘Tis the Season, or at Least the Week . . . .
Most of us have marked the last week in any of several ways – Thanksgiving and the beginning of Hanukkah on Thursday, Black Friday for intense bargain hunters (and some even shopped on Thursday this year), Small Business Saturday to …
Should We Care?
Perhaps you’ve seen posters on campus recently advertising an essay contest. Students are challenged to respond thoughtfully and articulately to the prompt: “Should We Care About the Poor?” As a person of faith my intuitive response is an immediate “Duh?! …
Don’t Be Tricked When You Buy Your Treats!
When our three children were still young enough to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, they engaged in an annual ritual. After coming home from the neighborhood hunt for all manner of goodies, they would dump all their candy out on the …
Rosh Hashanah: Reflection, Celebration, and Resolution
Thanks to Andrea Roth, Lynchburg College Hillel advisor, our Spiritual Life Center now displays a Jewish Moses action figure next to our Jesus action figure, a laughing Buddha doll, and a figurine of St. Anne. I find it especially ironic …
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The Big Dig
I took my first drive on the new loop road Tuesday afternoon. I think the trip took all of about 45 seconds, but it felt great to take my maiden voyage behind Alumni House. Visitors to campus won’t have a …
Of Grief and Gratitude
As some of you may know, my father died this past Saturday. He would have been 87 next month and had battled prostate cancer for 14 years. For most of that time, he simply refused to let the disease define …
Rent-Free Resentment
Recently I noticed a Facebook post that has stayed with me ever since. “”Every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back.” I was especially struck by the sentiment because it came …