By Dr. Rhansyl Harris Have you ever bought a car and discovered that it was a lemon? It looked good on the outside but the performance was much like that of the train in Watty Piper’s classic book, The Little Engine That Could. I have a cousin who had this problem. She bought a shiny […]
By Tim Dunn Has this happened to you? You are in conversation with a friend, a coworker, or even someone you just met and you have felt a little tug on your heart. You want to have a more meaningful conversation involving spiritual matters. Yet what do you say? How do you say it? Is […]
By Mark A. Taylor I’ve never succeeded because of what I could do with my body. I was no star athlete in high school. I’m all thumbs with a hammer and nails. My wife hangs the pictures and does the painting at our house. My son-in-law fixed the plumbing when he visited not long ago. […]
By Christine Venzon Ronnie Corbett, a beloved British comedian, died in March 2016. In one typical skit, Corbett played a game show contestant named Charlie Smithers. The subject he’d chosen was called “Answer the Question Before Last.” It requires him to answer the question previously asked. The skit starts like this: Host: And so to […]
By T. R. Robertson Have you heard the terminology of yes-and? It comes from the art of improv, where actors work together to spin out a story on the spot, with no rehearsal or script. Improv only works when each participant is willing to say yes to whatever their partner says and use it as […]
