by Dana Russo, guest blogger, www.hope-rises.com Ahh, the Holidays. Like it or not, they evoke a response. Holidays are a time to enjoy...

Last winter I went on a retreat at Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Southern Indiana. After a day or two of being cloistered, I felt the need...

In January of 1992, David and I traveled to Tallinn, Estonia. We arrived on a Saturday, in the middle of the night after a three-hour,...

Confidence bias, according to *Brian McLaren, is “our brain’s tendency to believe people who display confidence, rendering us susceptible...

I occupy a front row seat right now watching our granddaughter heal from cancer. Harper’s in her sixth month of treatment for leukemia...

As I scanned the yard, noticing all of my adult kids and grandkids playing, talking, and enjoying a meal together, it had every...