Yesterday was my 59th birthday! I’m grateful to God to be alive. Neither my gratitude nor my joy can be tamped down—by any or all of that. Now, I understand, more than ever before, how short and precious life is. Younger people may hear that reflection, and it will...

Mark 16: 19-20, NRSV & MSG NRSV: 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the...

I have gained more weight during Covid, mainly because I was indoors more than outdoors. However, I did so at a much deeper level because the foods I ate, especially the sweets, helped me manage my anxiety and stress. At the time, I did not focus on the consequences...

Still Disrupting Our Sinful Situations Judges 6:1-10, NRSV & MSG  NRSV: 6     1 The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years.  2 The hand of Midian...