Our Daily Bread

• Missing the Divine February 24, 2026
  Most people avoided George Chase. He lived in a twelve-foot-square shack in the woods where New England’s Pawcatuck River meets Little Narragansett Bay. To the locals, it was obvious George didn’t have a bathtub. They could smell the evidence.  One day a hurricane brought the Atlantic Ocean rushing over the seacoast, washing away the beachfront […]
  Tim Gustafson
• Humble Leadership February 23, 2026
  My friend Butch Briggs has been the beloved coach for the swim teams at a local high school for fifty-one years. Out of curiosity, I asked him how many state championships he’d won during his five decades. In his trademark gentle tone he quipped, “I’ve not won a single championship because I’ve never swum in […]
  Lisa M. Samra