Religious people are really good at trying to keep all the “wrong” people away from Jesus.

They were loved sparrows of great worth who needed a hand one lonely, heartbreaking day. What happened?

Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm was published in 1977 – the year of my birth. Twenty years later, I wrote a paper on it for

My faith rests in the eventual restoration of all things and the resurrection of the dead. Resurrection demands that the dead are truly dead.

She often wore a bright pink jumper, and he donned a variety of colorful ties. They became for me a symbol of the best a

As my Aussie in-laws would say, “Good on ya!” That’s your call and your calling. But please don’t press it on others

I’ve found my way to a new trail. I don’t yet know its footing, so I cautiously watch each step. I don’t know the folks

The ethos of everything being about effort and rewards undercuts our appreciation for grace.

He asked if we might like to use their corporate tickets to an upcoming Chicago White Sox game.

When our family convenes at table for dinner, we often invite our kids to do the praying. Our daughter’s invocation became a family favorite: “Jesus…Food…Thank

I am simply dumbfounded at the power of her imagination, making connections and challenging intuitions and making her readers see.

There’s an old joke that says one of the weirdest things about Jesus was that he was a man who managed to maintain 12 friendships