When I was a teenager, my father often took me to help him in his trade, bricklaying. While helping him, the instruments that most fascinated me were the plumb and the...

In today’s reading, Naaman went to Elisha hoping to be healed of leprosy. Naaman was disappointed when Elisha conveyed a message through his servant to wash seven times in the river...

When I became a Christian 25 years ago, I took seriously Jesus’ words in Matthew 28:19: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” I worked as an interpreter with the many...

Growing up as a dark-skinned boy, I endured constant pain from bullies who would call me “charcoal boy.” These taunts seriously affected my self-esteem and self-confidence. I would come home from...

I began the Camino de Santiago, the Way of Saint James, weighed down by issues in my life and with a deep sense of tiredness. My spouse and I had decided...

Growing up, my brother and I had an ongoing dispute as to who was the favorite child. As the firstborn, I thought I had an edge. I’d been around the longest....

Sherry and I have been lifelong friends even when hundreds of miles separated us. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time and told that my uncertain future...

My dream has always been to work for one of the world peace organizations. I prayed for God to help me. Because I knew that having experience would make it easier...

I went to church feeling numb the morning after eleven people were massacred at Tree of Life Synagogue during a Shabbat service in nearby Pittsburgh. I needed to kneel at the...

I am in prison, but I am more free now than I was prior to incarceration. Though I was a pastor, worship leader, and staff member in several congregations, I lost...