“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your…
I get a certain look on my face. My wife Carol has come to recognize it. Something happens, like that…
Angel food cake was a staple of my childhood, the centerpiece of our birthdays. Sometimes Mom draped it in chocolate…
When my son and his wife named our first grandson Silas, after the biblical character, I went back to the…
In a past issue of Mysterious Ways, I wrote about one of the “thin places” in the world, the Italian…
“Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” That’s the haunting African-American spiritual we sing at Holy Week, asking ourselves:…
Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter, historically a time of fasting and prayer, getting ready for…
I’m a runner. A very sloooooow runner. And I don’t run very far. Most mornings I consider it an achievement…
In 1781, deep in the interior of West Africa, in the town of Timbo, lived a 19-year-old prince, Abdul Rahman…
Pentecost Sunday—June 9 this year—marks the birthday of the church so here’s a Happy Birthday to you and your community.…
Years ago, after reading a book by a therapist and minister who showed that God can often speak to us…
January 6 is the day when we traditionally celebrate the visit of the three kings to the Baby Jesus in…
