BETWEEN THE LINES

“Unless we know the value of other religious traditions, it is difficult to develop respect for them. Mutual respect is the foundation of...

“Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Written by Leslie Criss...

“When he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in...

“She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father." – Harper Lee I...

Written by Leslie Criss “I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of...

Written by Leslie Criss “Invisible threads are the strongest ties.” — Friedrich Nietzsche On a muggy-like-Mississippi, overcast Saturday...

Written by M. Scott Morris We started a fire in the backyard the other night. We’ve lived in the house for nearly 15 years and have never...

Written by Leslie Criss “I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap.” — Ani...

Written by Leslie Criss “Nobody has ever measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold.” — Zelda Fitzgerald My Arizona-born mother was...

Written by Leslie Criss “The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” — Konrad Lorenz My father loved...

Written by Leslie Criss “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole,...