The Rev. Michael Heath, of Fayetteville, is a licensed mental health counselor and a United Church of Christ minister. Like millions of others, I was saddened by the news of Jimmy Buffett’s passing.

Words are magical things. When spoken aloud, the rhythm and timbre, pitch and pace of words are often like music. Whether spoken, read or thought, words ignite a complex series of neural circuits that ...

Finding the right word at the right time gives each of us the chance to take in a moment of joy — or is that just me? At any rate, I believe in observing little blips of joy in whatever form they ...