I feel that the representatives of those thirteen fledgling colonies, who gathered in Philadelphia 250 years ago, would be amazed that they were successful in severing their political ties to Great Britain. They probably did not think that the nation they were working to shape would still be ...
It was the first spring after my friends moved into their new house. They uncovered their in-ground pool early to find something that resembled more of a pond than a place to swim. No matter; their youngest daughter could not wait for the water to warm or to clear up. Time and time again, she ...
Have you ever come across something so striking that it made you pause right where you stood? I had that kind of moment recently at a Christian women’s retreat. In the middle of a lighthearted game, I noticed a simple hand-painted picture—and it stopped me. Not because it was elaborate, ...
One of the Revised Common Lectionary’s Old Testament lessons in June is on Abram and Sarai. If the Lord told you to do something, would you do it if you were 75 years of age? How about if God told you to pack up all your possessions and go where he tells you to go and stay in tents? I ...
ACERRA, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia. Many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and young people who have ...
“I tell you the truth,” [Jesus] said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on” (Luke 21:3-4 NIV). How serious, how committed to Christ’s Kingdom are we who claim to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ? Do we build up “treasures in heaven” that can never be destroyed, or do we build up riches on earth where “moths and rust” will destroy (Matthew 6:20)? Our society, our culture, has become very caught up in serving the gods of the Devil. ...
