Voices of Faith

Voices of Faith

Just being welcoming isn’t enough

In a secular society, congregations need to do more to survive.

Voices of Faith

Struggling with the ‘why’ of evil

A parent’s grief-inspired video game, surprisingly, may be useful.

Voices of Faith

Healing begins in San Bernardino

The slow process is painful, yet hope has increased amid the suffering.

Voices of Faith

Something doesn’t like a wall

The odds for their success keep dropping, and failure is inevitable.

Voices of Faith

The comfort of living light

But we can become too focused on ourselves, meeting our own needs.

Voices of Faith

An Epiphany of expansive love

The gospel invitation is expanded beyond the family to everyone.

Voices of Faith

Exploring the ‘eschaton’ of life

Considering “the fulfillment of all things” at the end of 2015.

Voices of Faith

Extending an invitation to church

The world has yearnings, and our churches can answer some of them.

Voices of Faith

‘Do you really think I want to live this way?’

My son is 16. Sometimes I forget because he can banter with adults; hold his own in a variety of social settings; and has attended three high schools in two…

Voices of Faith

Received in faith

I served as an interim pastor for a church in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod. The first Sunday there, a couple came up the aisle for communion (“Jesus on the…

Voices of Faith

Standing together with Muslims

Acceptance should not hinge on complete theological agreement.

Voices of Faith

Bind us together, Lord

Quickly, what are the first words that come to mind when you think of the word “religion”? What words did you come up with? In her book Christianity After Religion,…