We’re marked most deeply by the myriad others we encounter at closer range: those people, voices, and experiences that shape who we come to be

Birders speak of “nemesis birds,” birds that one, by rights, should have seen given their efforts and outings, but birds that evade them nonetheless. Often

I’m not sure what our boys took away as they fidgeted beside me. But I wonder if the most important words we read are “we”

Christians in the US must recognize that to my Muslim neighbors whether we do or do not support our government’s violent actions is a key

One day I casually asked her how she managed to get a bag of bagels delivered so consistently.

I’d like to suggest that we try reading Psalm 72 as a kind of rubric against which to evaluate our leaders.

If you are giving a talk about climate change, the very last thing you want to do is flip through a series of slides with

it can be a relief to trace the track of little people who go on to great if often unremarked things. And it can be

For me, this conflict feels personal. I pray for the chaplains who will knock on a door, and then try to say something when a