Encountering Redemption

The island of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, was occupied by the Nazis during WWII from 1940 to 1945. This summer while vacationing with my good friend David Luce there, I experienced some of the ways the folk on the island have worked to heal from that season. David, who grew up on the…

Jersey — Friendship

One of the best gifts in life is friendship.  There is so much value in the face of a friend, who can look you in the eyes, and say “I love you just as you are.”  There is beauty, simplicity, and grace in this gift.  I have many such people it seems who do this,…