Paul tells us that we are to put on the armor of light. I can’t help but wonder what that would be like. What would that armor look like in a...

The beauty of music is not only the sound or the beat but the human interaction with whatever is making the sound. A tambourine needs hands to make the cymbals hit...

Reds and yellows, oranges and pinks all come to together in an array of beauty as the leaves change colors in autumn. Each leaf adds a shade and a shadow. This...

Food is my favorite thing in the world. My earliest memories of my grandmother are connected with biscuits baking, collards bubbling on the stove, and big egg-filled breakfasts that we’d eat...

The popular children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood created a space where everyone felt like a neighbor. Fred Rogers walked with us as we entered his home and his make-believe world...

Even great singers have performance anxiety sometimes. Behind the safety of the walls of a studio, their voices are unhindered and soar with melody and harmony. But when the crowds show...

Every year I find myself experiencing moments of passing: seasons, loved ones, celestial bodies, relationships. Marking these moments has manifested in the literal marking of my own body. Tattoos are sprinkled...

Sunday is for joy! This passage tells us to praise God by remembering all the things God has done. The psalm recalls specific stories in detail so that their memory continues...

“Bless those who persecute you.” The Common English Bible translation says, “those who harass you.” In our day-to-day lives we might recognize feeling harassed. Blessing others while being harassed by them...

In today’s reading, it sounds as though the apostle Paul is setting high expectations for what members of the body of Christ should strive to do daily as we live our...