I was charmed recently to observe a young teen couple who obviously liked one another, but who were terrified that the other might recognize their interest. They verbally danced an intricate dance of advance and retreat. I wished them well;…
… for God is love. 1 John 4:8b Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does…
“Thanksgiving for the past, rededication for the present, and expectation for the future were the all-embracing components of Israel’s worship as voiced in the Psalms ~ a worship rooted in the healing, compelling, and hopeful revelation of God in their…
(Editor’s note: this article was posted previously, but it was lost in the damage done to the site in the recent hack. We are re-posting this article for the sake of continuity of the series it leads. Thank you.) Confession:…
The black skeletal trees stand in stark relief to the gray-white background of all else. There is an edge of ice glittering on the northern rim of each limb; it seems slightly threatening in this dying day. A huge storm…