Twenty years! I’ve been writing this column for 20 years. As I said back on the 15th anniversary, “except for teaching, that’s the longest time I’ve ever devoted to a single activity.” And I’ve ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

The upcoming week marks this column's 18th anniversary. I almost can't believe it. It feels like far longer. It almost feels like I've been writing it since … "forever ago." From church signs to chalk ...

People seem to automatically assume that I don't put much time into writing this column. I don't know where they get such an idea. It's time-consuming, agonizing work, I tell you. Why, this column ...