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Years ago, ten boys arrived for my son Jeff’s tenth birthday. They spent the afternoon breaking water balloons over each other’s pointy little heads and when the rain rolled in, they rushed inside to drip mud and dismantle our basement. One even discovered how to perforate a French door with a golf ball and a…

A boy says goodbye to the mom he loves I asked friends what they loved about their mom. Sadie said: “She never talked about her weight or how she looks fat. It made a huge impact on me.” She insists she didn’t intend that as a pun. Cathy said, “She taught me to laugh at…

Faith and science – can they be compatible? Approximately 83 percent of the internet content consists of people steering bicycles into trees, landing parachutes in swimming pools, and bouncing from rooftops onto trampolines. Faith is alive and well. Humans are placing unwavering trust in tree branches and little kids at close range with whiffle ball bats.…

When my daughter was 15, she hung a Bible verse on her bedroom door. Psalm 56:1: “Have mercy on me Oh God, for men hotly pursue me.” And boy did they ever. They wanted to date. Rachael said no. “Why?” I asked her. “They’re not the kind of guys I wanna marry,” she said wisely.…

When I was two, I realized I could make people laugh by walking around with my soother stuck in my ear. Ever since I’ve been hooked on laughter. The highest compliment you can pay me is to laugh at a joke, and if you fall off your chair, I may pay your medical bill. As…

I told my wife Ramona of a study that claims men use about half as many words as women do. She thought about this and said, “That’s because we have to repeat everything.” “What was that?” I asked. We laughed. That laugh has been a lifesaver. Early on, I was critical, demanding, and verbose. I…

Is it possible that he’s closer than you think? Two mischievous brothers were constantly in trouble for their pranks. Desperate, their mother took them to a preacher when she had heard he had success in rehabilitating troubled kids.  The younger brother came into the preacher’s office first and was asked sternly, “Do you know where…

My wife loves yard sales. I don’t. But I go along just to haggle. “That book of DVDs. Would you take $3 for the whole thing?” I know a guy who spends Saturday’s comparison shopping at yard sales. He says, “I saw that same Barry Manilow record at Bob’s place for 25 cents. Can you…

The remarkable story of one who was down, so she lifted others up. The uncertainty and fear surrounding Covid is new to us. But for those living through the polio epidemic of the last half-century, it is strangely familiar. No one knew what caused polio or how it was transmitted. Some said it came from…