God’s Christmas graffiti
On the eve of Christmas, speaking at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., at the dawn of a new millennium, Archbishop Desmond Tutu used...
God’s call to connection
"W
e wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas."
Our television sang out the ending to another Hallmark holiday movie. I was...
Joy to the (sub-atomic) world
The holiday season is upon us, and 2020 has been rough. If you are anything like me, you have spent this year in a...
Filling—and fulfilling—feasts
Here we go again—all those Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner gatherings! While there are the unfortunate few who long to be part of just one...
The Magi Scandal
Imagine being a resident of Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. One cold evening you hear a commotion outside. You open the door and see smelly...
Merry Christmas, Herod
Who do you identify with most in the Christmas story? Not the one with the Red Ryder BB gun, but the one set in...
This night
Cracked earth clumps in pieces
mortals falter in this desert of lostness
burned wicks of hope trampled dreams
earth cries for droplets of rain
not prepared for God’s...
Why me?
“Why” is one of our standard childhood questions. Truth be told, the further along in life the more “why” questions we may have. Why...