Personal Growth

40 Seconds to a Life of Purpose

40 Seconds to a Life of Purpose Oh, how we all love to read story about the down-on-their-luck family, who crafted a Christmas tree out of toilet paper tubes and gave out oranges to the kids as presents. Ever notice how those heart-warming stories are always set in the distant past? We’re living in a time of high...

Faith Focused

Faith Focused Help me to build upon the faiththat you've grown in me,and to use it as an exampleand a testament to You.Teach me that I can overcome,or at least endure, through it all.

All Creatures Great and Small: James Herriot

All Creatures Great and Small: James Herriot When you read a great book, it’s like being in the time and place of the story and becoming friends with its characters. That’s where I’ve been the last few weeks: Yorkshire England, in the 1940’s, with country veterinarian James Herriot.

Web Monk

Chit Chat with the Web Monk: An Interview with B. Dave Walters This article is part of a series of interview with spiritual experts from a wide breadth of areas. The goal of the series to help us all learn a little more about different faiths, prayer practices and spirituality today and yesterday from the mouths of those who study it religiously (no pun intended).

Curiosity Doesn't Kill, Ignorance Does

Curiosity Doesn't Kill, Ignorance Does I was a curious kid.  I grew up to be an even more curious adult.  And you'd think Google and Wikipedia would help matters but no, they just feed my frenzy to explore and discover all that I can about this incredible gift of life.  Exhale.Along those crowded lines of curiosity, I'm going to a lecture at University of Chicago this afternoon titled "