My New Sleeping Partner
The coffee table pile I was telling my friend Andrea—who had just loaned me a novel—about the strange book arrangement on my bed that has evolved since COVID-19 began. My…
Giving (and Getting) the Best Advice
I have a friend who is extremely smart; she probably has a genius I.Q. She’s also one of those people who seems to know a lot about everything. I often…
The Art of Sacred Listening
To see a video of the service including this sermon, click on this link: “The Art of Sacred Listening” I’ve spent most of my professional life working as a writer,…
Say “I Love You”
Photo: Hollis Walker It started soon after I began my residency as a hospital chaplain. The first one was a 80-ish woman patient, just someone I was visiting on my…