There’s a sense of comfort in the knowledge that God is always listening. That no matter where we are, who we are, how desperate we are, how imperfect we are, that we can pick up the prayer phone, ...

This past week, we began the period of Ordinary Time, the counted (i.e., ordinal) weeks in the liturgical calendar. Today’s readings inspire us to think about our calling from God. As on the feast of ...

I listened attentively while cooking dinner at my parents’ house to my mother reading Bible stories to my 3-year-old son. They were at the part of the story of the sons of Jacob, when Joseph’s ...

There is a place in life where you know what you are called to do. You understand the sacrifices that are required, yet fear whispers, I cannot do it. It is in these moments that the Word of God calls ...

"The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel." With these two compelling sentences -- as recorded in the Gospel of Mark-- Jesus inaugurates his ministry and sums up what his ...

Dislike of the unlike is as old as humankind. Ask anyone within the Abrahamic faith traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and you hear ancient and recent stories of faith formed on the run ...

I want to write to build up the body of Christ, but platform building takes time away from my local congregation. I recently spoke with a pastor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His congregation is ...

Our view of God, and our understanding of the story in which we find ourselves, shapes how we “be“ and ”do“ church together. It seems that, in the wider church, there are two opposing narratives to ...

Like many of you, I do not appreciate all the telephone calls I receive. I really do not appreciate unwanted calls on my cell phone. Even with caller I.D., we are never quite sure if the call is a ...