On my birthday, in what I hope is not a metaphor for my turning fifty-one, my wireless LG Tone HBS 700 Bluetooth headphones finally fell apart. These headphones have been with me since 2012. I listened to Vangelis’ Antartica on them while...
We had just one day in the Canadian port of Charlottetown, and I didn’t want our memories of Prince Edward Island to be limited to glimpses of the coast through a smeary Holland America tour bus window. On top of that: most folks on our cruise were...
Our July 4th celebrations are always filled with good friends, good food, and good times with family. Here’s a glimpse of the goings-on from this year. (Click any image to open the full-screen viewer, then use the on-screen controls to flip...
Apple Music alone can’t yet compete with Spotify. But pair Apple Music with Siri, Apple’s intelligent assistant, and you get a level of convenience and magic no other service can match. Since I first joined in Spotify in July of 2011...
In 2013, Aaron and Melissa Klein of Melissa’s Sweet Cakes Bakery refused to provide a cake for the wedding of Rachel and Laura Bowman-Crower. The Kleins, whose “Signature Cake Menu” includes a mudslide cake soaked in vodka and Kahlua, believed...
A question from a MadeByMark.com reader: My pastor tells me he could be jailed at any moment because he will refuse to perform gay marriages in our church. See? Your freedoms do hurt other people! The only reason your pastor may have to buy pulpit...
Yesterday, the Southern Baptist Convention declared spiritual warfare on me. What “spiritual warfare” means, or exactly what it is expected to achieve, remains unclear — apparently even to those who are declaring it. Winston Taylor of Atlanta’s...
