The new year provides an opportunity to look into the future as well as consider the past. Let’s start with 2015. For 21 years, Richard Bansemer crafted the crossword puzzle…
When Pope Francis convened a meeting of Roman Catholic bishops last October, it was for the sake of discussing the church’s historical tendency to place more importance on doctrine and…
For clergy, observing Christmas can mean creating new traditions.
But my more profound joy is in the sacred Christmas story.
In a time of terrorist threats, it’s balancing fear and generosity.
This Advent, if pastor asks that question, I’ll have my answer ready.
The sadness, the loss interwoven with the relief, the joy, the pride.
What looks most like God in creation is the well-led human life.
I knew that this particular Advent was going to be difficult.
God has wired us in such a way that we respond with “That’s me!”
The test applies to our treatment by others and our treatment of others.
An interfaith gathering for Syrian refugees helps hope eclipse fear.
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