What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Psalm 84:4 I recently sent my son, Nathan, off to college. He’s a freshman at New York University. (That’s...
I was cleaning out the basement last weekend when I turned my attention to an old file cabinet perched in a dark...
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In yesterday’s reflection, I suggested, on the basis of Jesus’ parable in Luke 19:11-27, that our purpose in life is to be faithful to God. We can live with freedom from the need...
If you’ve ever wanted to run a business with Christian principles, there are pitfalls that await you. Your motives will be questioned...
One day, at a nursing home in Connecticut, elderly residents were each given a choice of houseplants to care for and were asked to make a number of small decisions about their daily...
Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you. Psalms 82:8 Where is God’s country? Plenty...
I slide onto Mom’s piano bench, a polished rectangle that always seemed tailor-made for two players instead of one. But I sit alone in front of these 88 keys, where we sisters spent...
When I was a kid, I loved Slinkys. I still do. So I was intrigued to read about the inventor, Richard James. ...
You have fed us with sorrow and made us drink tears by the bucketful. Psalm 80:5 Scripture regularly associates God with joy, exuberant joy. The Psalms calls us to sing with joy to...
