Every time my grandparents left my home after a visit, I watched them walk across the street to their car. Every time, they would be holding hands.
Home Altar
The Same Mindset
My son has recently discovered Where’s Waldo? books.
The Sacred and the Ordinary
As a hospice chaplain, I know that the moments I have with our patients and their families can be holy experiences.
The Keys and the Car
Have you ever seen those videos of a teenager opening a gift box with keys inside, and then realizing that a new car is waiting for them outside?
The Morning Voice
I hear quick footsteps each morning followed by my son’s voice calling, “Mommy!” as he runs to embrace me.
The God of Intention
There is something so exciting about a brand-new planner for the year. I look at the pages and see so much opportunity ahead—creating events and organizing my family’s schedules.
New Life
The new covenant breaks open the tidy boxes we keep our religions in. But we spend most of our time trying to get Jesus back in our boxes.
New Covenant
My church has adopted the slogan “The Church has left the building,” focusing not on getting people into our building, but on virtual gatherings and serving the needs of people in our community—ministry at a social distance.
A New Plan
“God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.” Long ago I thought that meant God wanted me to have a perfect marriage, family, career, friends, etc.
New Love
A favorite Christmas story is about a Sunday school pageant with a 10-year-old Joseph and Mary, a legion of cardboard-winged angels, and a herd of shepherds in bathrobes.
New Birth
The Gospel is a power outside of ourselves that affects us in the inmost parts of our being.
New Creation
If a new covenant was to be made between God and his people, a new creation story would need to be written, the Word that tells the truth about all things: all things are created in Christ.