In times of uncertainty, it is often hard to know how to pray. Does prayer even make a difference? And if so, how do I know whether God is listening? For direction, I look to Jesus, who often went off alone by himself to pray. If Jesus thought prayer was important, then I should probably […]

Mercy – the one word I find myself repeatedly praying this week. Lord, have mercy. Have mercy on our medical workers and migrants and people living in refugee resettlement camps. Have mercy on the poorest of the poor who live without doctors in the developing world. Have mercy on our government officials and grocery store […]

She came into their family as an infant, after spending the first months of her life in a hospital. They nursed her through life-threatening medical conditions and loved her like their own for nearly three years, all while knowing that they might not be able to keep her – because that’s what you do when […]

There’s nothing quite like reading a book about a true event on the anniversary of when it took place. That’s what happened this week as I was reading Janet and Geoff Benge’s biography, “Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer,” with my family. Here was a Pennsylvania kid who used his love of flying […]

Yes, there really are only 12 days until Christmas. So, unless you’ve got a partridge and a pear tree, a handful of spare rings and some leaping lords lying about, it’s time to get busy. With the convenience of the Internet, it’s tempting to order gifts online, but I’m a huge fan of supporting local […]

Last weekend marks the first Sunday of Advent, a spiritual season of preparation for Christmas. This usually causes me to thumb through my collection of holiday books to select a liturgical guide to read with my family each week to remind us that Christmas is about more than the gifts we’ll find under the tree. […]

It’s time to apologize for the harm done in Jesus’ name throughout Christian history.