The Arvada United Methodist Church in Arvada, CO, is putting The Book of the World to good use during the Lenten season. This “contemporary scripture,” which I prepared for publication a couple of years ago,…
Phyllis Cole-DaiMarch 6, 2012
The other day I was talking on the phone with my friend Ethel, separated from her by nearly 800 miles. She's no ordinary friend. I first met her and her husband Roy back in the…
Phyllis Cole-DaiMarch 5, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I have to confess that, much as I love my husband, I'm not much into this holiday (neither is he, thankfully, which may be one more reason why we fell in…
Phyllis Cole-DaiFebruary 14, 2012
Lately I’ve signed up to receive weekly videos by free email subscription from KarmaTube and Soul Biographies. I heartily recommend both. Here's a video that touches me deeply that is found on both of these…
Phyllis Cole-DaiFebruary 5, 2012
This past August, as my thoughts started to poke like a stick at the disagreeable notion of "winter to come," I resolved to invest for the first time in an expensive winter coat. I told…
Phyllis Cole-DaiNovember 28, 2011
Outside the garage, the morning after. Around 1:00 a.m. on October 9, in the peaceful college town of Goshen, Indiana, Linda Miller was painting in her garage. Her 58-year-old husband Jim, a biology professor at…
Phyllis Cole-DaiNovember 4, 2011
This week is covered in construction dust. We're into a remodeling project, which includes turning a closet under the stairs in our century-old house into a half-bath. To prepare, my husband Jihong and I dig…
Phyllis Cole-DaiAugust 12, 2011
Over the past two years I have had to say many goodbyes. My friendship circle has been in great flux. At least ten close friends have moved on to new homes, to new jobs--not always…
Phyllis Cole-DaiJuly 28, 2011
