In different parts of Africa, you will find a Palaver tree. It’s usually large with spreading branches to shelter and shade those who gather below it, making it a tree central...

I enter this text as a vegetarian. My spouse, whom I typically adore and highly respect, is an omnivore—an eater of all foods. For almost thirty years we’ve practiced living, hosting,...

Years ago Trevor Hudson, a South African preacher, invited some North American Christians to consider how we build stories, how we choose some elements out of countless events and possibilities as...

Psalm 114 is a praise song of remembrance to be sung at Passover. Passover itself is a festival of lived remembrance, embodied for several days. This holy day is memory experienced...

The fleeing Israelites praise, dance, and sing as the waters close behind them and rescue them from the pursuit of soldiers intent on re-enslaving them. Many of us have a story...

A few hardy souls live year-round on an island in Lake Superior. It is often icebound in the northern hemisphere winter. When the ferry boat can no longer push through the...

This week’s scripture lessons have focused on the importance of remembering God’s gracious acts in Jesus Christ; our need to praise God, to have a sword with two mouths, and to...

As Christians we are called to be reconciled to one another. This issue is very real in most of our Christian fellowships. What am I to do if a sister or...

Paul believes that Christ will return before he dies. He urges Christ’s followers to remember “what time it is.” Two thousand years later, we are not so certain that Christ’s return...

Paul reminds us that love is central to our lives as Christians. We are to “owe no one anything, except to love one another.” He reminds us that love is the...