What Is Christianity to Me? – Part 2
Recap: This is Part 2 of “What Is Christianity to Me?” The prior entry described Christianity as a relationship with [...]
What Is Christianity to Me? – Part 1
The word Christianity has picked up a lot of the political baggage that currently divides our country. So I wanted [...]
Jesus Wept
I have often mentioned blog posts by my friend Christine Sine, but I especially want to encourage you to read [...]
Feeling Lent
I’ve been “feeling Lent” recently. Have you been feeling Lent? (If the term "Lent" is unfamiliar to you, it is [...]
A Letter from Ukraine
When I attended seminary at Regent College, I made friends with a young man from Ukraine. He was studying theology [...]
WAR…And A Few Hopeful Things
WAR! Russia has invaded the Ukraine and many of us are experiencing feelings that we may not have experienced for [...]
Christmas Reflections
I have been reading Howard Thurman's, "The Mood of Christmas." It is excellent and I wanted to share two short [...]
Advent Prayers
I recently attended an Advent Quiet Morning prayer retreat. It was great. The extended and repeated periods of silence were [...]
An Invitation to Hope
I have written in this space recently about hope and continue to watch for signs of hope and try to [...]
Jesus Cries Too
This is an excerpt from one of my favorite authors, Frederick Buechner, as reprinted in a recent Compassionate Christianity newsletter. [...]