There are times when I find it difficult to pray. I come to terms with that (and then inevitably fall out-of-terms again) most meaningfully when

Sunday morning’s sermon centered a theme of showing God’s love in the world. It frequently does, this being a favorite topic of Pastor Karen –

A bicycle is for riding, not for flood measurement. But the bike parked on a street in Waynesville, North Carolina, on Sunday, September 29, showed by

The last time I posted here, I shared my review of Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist Eliza Griswold’s recent book, Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power,

The war in Ukraine has ground on for nearly three years now. Painful reports persist of the continuing loss of life. “Meat grinders” is the

Dear Reader,On August 14 of this year, my wife Tammy and I celebrated twenty-five years of marriage. I can hardly believe it’s been a quarter

“Return” by Anya Krugovoy Silver When he returned home after many years,an enormous oak had split his house in two,its trunk growing right through the

After considering it for several years, I finally decided a few weeks ago to join the choir at our church. In high school and college,

On Sunday afternoon, I led my last worship service as an ordained Minister of the Word in the Christian Reformed Church in North America. The