(a brief Lectionary reflection by Steve Orr)   You may know David Macaulay from his best-selling book, The Way Things Work . But you may...

Several years ago, Joice and I were on a road trip and traveling through the South. We saw a sign outside of a church and were amazed and...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection)   I was a clumsy kid.   How clumsy? My parents always said I could trip over the flowers in the rug....

Unintended consequences occur when something bad happens when you expected good results instead. It happens in our elections, and it...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection)   Upon moving to Massachusetts for work, I spent my first few weeks terrified by Boston drivers.   Not...

I once met a woman on a flight in Australia who told me this story. She had a companion who was traveling with her on a major airline. It...

—a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection   I thought retirement would be different.    Like many, I had spent decades working and saving;...

We just had the Labor Day holiday, and it was a hot dog and hamburger feast. Americans love hot dogs and according to data by Nielsen, in...

San Francesco in Assisi, Italy Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, England Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona, Scotland

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection)   An Instance of the Fingerpost , that wonderful novel by Iain Pears, kicks off with a murder, and...