The Real Deal 17: When the “T” in LGBT Touches Our Own Families
“How do I, as a parent, begin to explain to my teenagers that their older cousin whom they’ve looked up to all their lives has decided that he may have…
The Real Deal 16: Ask Me Anything
“Ask me anything you want about my personal, private life. You can dig as deeply as you want to dig. You can probe as thoroughly as you want to probe.…
The Real Deal 15: The Wonder of It All
Guess you’re never too young to teach an old dog a new trick. In this case, “young” refers to my fifteen-month-old granddaughter, Nora; “old dog” refers to yours truly. This…
The Real Deal 14: You Are One Dynamic Personality
Independence Day is the one day of the year when I'm legally allowed to blow things up. A little childish, maybe, but setting off fireworks excites me like few other…
The Real Deal 13: I Will Build An Altar
Loss - extreme loss - tends to bring about a reaction in us unlinke any other. But, we are never alone in such moments. Just as Rabbi Yehuda HChasid wrote,…
The Real Deal 12: Forgiven!!
God. Forgives. Sins. All of our sins! It may be something you've heard a hundred times and you already know, but have you really, deeply considered this fact? Throughout the…
The Real Deal 11: Jesus Understands
When you're tempted, when you feel like you're stuck between a rock and a hard place, remember: you're in good company! This week, Dewey looks at Hebrews 4:15 and sums…
The Real Deal 10: The Goal of Our Instruction
This week, we're in for a real treat as Dewey prepares to deliver the charge, or challenge, at his son David's ordination ceremony. And, as Paul writes to Timothy and…
The Real Deal 9: Shalom! Shalom!
Throughout human history - and especially today - people around the world are in constant search for one thing - peace. And, according to the Bible, we are able to…
The Real Deal 8: To Know the Heart of God
For many of us, when we think of Jesus Christ, we go back to the flannel-graph image of a happy-go-lucky Jesus beaming with blazing optimism. However, when we take a…