The teenager was having a hard time. He was depressed. He walked into the kitchen where his grandmother was cooking. His grandmother saw he was down, she could tell he was worried about something.  "Come here and watch me cook. I want to teach you … [Read more...]

Picture this. In ancient times, kings and queens reigned, the noble class played, merchants prospered, and peasants fought a daily battle with poverty and deprivation. One king, one day, had a thought. He wondered about the mores and ethics of the … [Read more...]

Amy grew up in a family with divorced parents. After the split, her parents chose to live on the same block, just a few houses away from one another. Amy and her brother Josh could move freely back and forth between their parents. This arrangement … [Read more...]

Antoinette felt unappreciated at work. Others were getting promoted faster, her paycheck was less than it should be, and words of encouragement from the higher-ups were sparse. On one particularly dreary morning, she woke up with a burst of … [Read more...]

The King had four walls in his palace. He commissioned four great artists to each decorate a wall of great beauty.  The first artist painted his wall of nature's beauty. Streams, mountains, plants and trees.  The second artist painted man-made … [Read more...]

  Their family was complicated. Dad is an atheist, he doesn't believe in God. Mom is agnostic. She doesn't believe in God, but doesn't deny that there could be a God. And despite his upbringing, Jimmy, who is eight years old has … [Read more...]

The wise man was walking back from prayers on the Sabbath in the holy city. He noticed a light on in one of the shops. The shopkeeper was busy serving his customers, exchanging goods for money, and conducting business as if it was just any day of the … [Read more...]

  Random thoughts. I'm out for lunch with a new friend. She is complaining about her mother. "Of course you understand, everyone has issues with their mother." No. I don't understand. I never had an "issue" with my mother. I … [Read more...]

I know the truth when I see it, and I see the lie when it comes hurling at me 100 miles an hour. I stand tall, and I take the hit. Because the liar that used all his power and force is someone I love, he's someone very close to me, and it breaks … [Read more...]