Many of us were raised with some knowledge of Gospel parables. “The Good Samaritan” may come to mind. Parables are stories that have a teachin…
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I’m unsure why her statement never struck me before as it did in preparing for Easter. I used the final of the seven “I Am” statements of Jesu…
When I was a child I was taught to fold my hands together and bow my head to pray. As an Evangelical teen, I was taught to hold my hands, palm…
Jim came to see me with a message from the finance committee he chaired. The group met when I was with another group, so I missed their meetin…
The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago since the winter weather was yet lingering. My continuing education c…
While serving in ministry, I led services and prayed with Muslim men and women. As a chaplain, I brought many Qur’ans inside to prisoners. Whe…
I’m not a fan of the Apostle Paul, who wrote most of the Christian scriptures. With his very black and white, dark and light, worldview and hi…
Some conversations can quickly turn in a circle. Around and around, back and forth, no end in sight. Until, you end it, or the other ends it, …
She was a devout Christian, a devoted church-goer and normally possessed a gentle spirit. But I remember the day she came to the church office…
An old fable tells of a frog who envied his pond friends, the geese, when they prepared to fly south in the winter and escape arctic temperatu…