I can scramble a few eggs, and I can make a grilled cheese sandwich. Beyond that, I have no competence in the world of cooking. I envy a friend who has...

Our humanity is challenged every day. Something is always happening that needs to be fixed or taken care of. We never seem to be able to put down a period. Also,...

Words have power. They can hurt, or they can heal. They can make this look like that. They can enlighten our minds and hearts, or they can cloud our understanding. They...

Disunity is all around us and everywhere to be seen and experienced. We see it in families, in politics, and in the church—both locally and globally. Disunity builds walls between people....

David has broken the moral law. He does not rationalize or blame others for his sinful ways. Nor does he try to cover up what he has done wrong. Instead, he...

In the Hebrew Bible, we see two portraits of David, who is now seen as one of the towering figures of the Israelite people. In today’s reading, we see a person...

In the verses before this, Paul celebrates that he can bring God’s grace to the Gentiles. Paul, who persecuted Christians and saw non-Jews as on the outs with God, now has...

Imagine the disciples, overwhelmed by a storm, suddenly seeing Jesus right there to help them. They are terrified to see him. They are working hard to handle the water coming into...

All of us—perpetrators or survivors of crimes, sharers or eaters of bread and fish—all of us need time away. There are many bits of scripture like this one, where Jesus withdraws...

David is the greatest king that ancient Israel has ever known. David is a sex offender who is planning to have Uriah murdered. These two things are true at the same...