In that miry clay, we finally see each other’s truth. Then we empathize, realizing others' grit and failures look a bit like our own.
Today marijuana shops reportedly outnumber Starbucks coffee stores in Denver.
When our goal is to connect with others on a deeper level, empathy is a good place to start.
How a near-mugging made me see Jesus in the suffering people of the city and moved me to begin to love them.
A host of excuses could’ve stopped me from saying yes when the mother of the bride asked if I would travel to this glorious beach resort for her only daughter’s wedding.
Fear and suffering have ways of recalibrating even our most heartfelt convictions.
Elizabeth Stewart notes that parents often respond to questions with "Because I said so!" Could we ask them questions instead, in order...
"My teacher asked me questions because he wanted to know me and he wanted me to know myself," writes Lucille Zimmerman. She notes that Jesus was that kind of teacher, too.
Christians can be good at answering, What makes a life great? and even, What will you do with it? But how to die?
Last year I received an envelope in the mail that caused my heart to stir as I recognized the return address. Tearing open the letter with rapid speed, I read the longed-for words...
Mars One has been in the press recently. Its purpose is to start a human colony on Mars by 2025, and 202,586 people from around the world have applied. By 2024 that number...
Do our meditations matter? ...
They’ve been judging dogs at the Westminster Kennel Club since 1877. Out of the 2,711 dogs in the 2015 show, the winner was a Beagle named Miss P. In Jesus’ day there were...
Here in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, we find the origin of the Golden Rule. Even among those who know nothing about Jesus and are indifferent to his teaching, these words are familiar. ...
Human beings were created for relationship with God, themselves, and others. Since money has an effect on all of these relationships, it...
God promises us a Sabbath rest that meets our needs.
What comes first in your life, the way of God or the way that opposes God?
When my son Stephen was nine, he joined the Cub Scouts, and in no time, the Pinewood Derby was upon us. There stood Stephen in our kitchen doorway waiting for me to help him.
Prioritizing the ordinary or mundane in pursuit of a God-centered life can often feel like a huge risk.
It wasn’t until after Holy Week that I realized why I love my church so much.
