It was slow and tedious searching the many secondhand shops, but at last I found what I wanted: a heavy, blue children’s Bible, long out of print. It was battered and...

For over a decade, on the afternoon of World Communion Sunday, I have participated in a hunger walk to raise money for our local food bank and worldwide hunger relief programs....

Since I have been in prison, my daughter has sent me several drawings. One of my favorites is a self-portrait she drew when she was four years old. To anyone else...

I worked for several years as a professor and tutored engineering students. My role was to guide students in their course work so that at the end of the semester they...

As I sat in the pew for the worship service, I thought about how disconnected I felt. My daughter is grown and now makes her home in another state, so I...

In today’s reading, Martha wanted to offer Jesus the best hospitality, and she expected a little help from Mary in the kitchen. However, Mary wanted to sit at the feet of...

I moved every chair near me in the conference room, but my handbag was not where I had left it. My heart raced as I walked through the rows of chairs....

As a pastor, I am always looking for ways to serve others. Sometimes that yearning transports my mind to faraway places, and I imagine the strangers I might encounter there. I...

After nearly 70 years I still have a clear memory of the nursery class in my childhood church. Miss Mable made the Bible stories come alive for us. She let us...

A friend expressed surprise when I played a Chopin waltz after decades of neglecting the piano. I explained that it was muscle memory — the reason why we all can quickly...