I grew up in a family that did not “do feelings.” I do not remember my parents grabbing one another in a passionate hug. I

As a scholar of American religion, one of my favorite things to do is to think about the ways we sort Americans based on religion.

Some years ago now, I walked through the valley of the shadow of death when I sat for several days at the bedside of my

My favorite line in the Belhar Confession tells us that the church’s job is “to know and bear one another’s burdens.” I think about this

Today, a poem for your consideration. It’s a quite famous one by Galway Kinnell. It combines some of my favorite things: autumn, language, and blackberries.

Wedding season is about finished. I presided at only one wedding this summer—a bright couple I’ve known quite a while. Officiating at such weddings can

Please indulge me and accept yet another, “What I did on my summer vacation” post. Since today is Labor Day, it’s the end of summer

The key to intimacy is authenticity. It is as true in our relationship with God as it is in our relationships with our fellow human