My children have been blessed throughout their lives to have people they refer to as “church grandmas.” These cherished friends pay special attention to our children when they’re at church and...

Throughout the ages we have heard the weeping of Rachel for her children. We have also heard the cries of Lupita, Eun-Kyung, and Dionne. Mothers have been calling out to God...

The best part of the holidays to me is gathering together with friends and family. We may not agree on all things, there may be hard feelings to overcome, and we...

We praise God in many ways The psalmist describes not only our praise to God but the praises of the world of nature. This scripture calls on the sun and moon,...

In this Isaiah passage, the words “God became their savior” strike a resonant chord. The sound of words that describe God as the one who saves us sound like the beautiful...

One of my favorite parts of the Advent and Christmas season are the lights that shine everywhere. We decorate our streets with lights. We put lights on trees in the town...

Angels are part of our Christmas narrative and often sit on top of our home Nativity scenes. We do love the idea of angels as messengers who help us in our...

In the days of this scripture, important news was shared by runners who ran from one post to the next, sharing the happenings in one location with important people in another...

On this year’s longest night, Matthew brings us into the conscious and unconscious wrestling with decisions. Jesus’ beginning story is full of seemingly impossible situations: Mary is pregnant by the Holy...

Everyone has beginning stories—stories of birth, stories of firsts, stories of momentous events that sparked new life and new directions. We can notice our beginning stories. We can notice our community’s...