We often face difficult and painful—and sometimes even devastating—experiences. We encounter defeat, failure, loss, and death. Such experiences may seem to be punishment, and we can begin to feel vengeful toward...

In the past week’s meditations we have looked at reasons for inexplicable hope in God’s promises. We’ve seen the examples of Jeremiah and Lazarus. We’ve been challenged to participate in bringing...

Our home place is a sacred memory for many of us. Nothing warms us like a vision of family gathered together to work, to play, to eat and sleep, and to...

If we look beneath the surface of the parable about the rich man and Lazarus, we will see that Jesus has more to say to us than how to use our...

In his parables, Jesus often challenges our usual way of doing things. He punches holes in our preconceived notions and reveals our misguided methodologies. In today’s reading, Jesus upends another common...

Today’s reading presents us with a stark choice: Will we depend on our wealth for security, or will we instead take hold of eternal life? It may seem an easy choice....

As we already have seen, Jeremiah lives in the midst of a darkness where he is the only one who has any light. Jeremiah’s light comes in the form of an...

There are times when God asks us to do something that may seem ridiculous to others and even to us. Leave a comfortable, secure job for work that feeds the soul...

Money plays a large role in the lives of most people in the Western world. The contrast looms between the affluent person who needs to decide how to spend or invest...

Unemployment is a problem in many countries. I have known persons who have been retrenched, and I have seen its difficult effects. Many persons face crises about their worth and about...