Freedom from Fear A quote that used to hang in my office read, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” For many years that quote held meaning for me. I...

Freedom from Darkness As I write, the sun is shining. Given our recent weather in Atlanta, Georgia, this is no small thing. For five straight days we have endured dark clouds...

The believers at Corinth have every gift they need to be a community of life and light. They turn their gifts inward and use them to claim status instead of turning...

Two years ago I was diagnosed with a severe infection. It took me over six moths to recover fully. When I was in the hospital, the nights were long and lonely....

Jesus notices the two disciples following him and asks, “What are you looking for?” It is a pivotal question in any encounter. It opens up the possibility for dialogue. We learn...

When I was a child, I would wait with great expectation at the end of the sidewalk in the front of my house. I was waiting for my dad to come...

One Sunday when I was a child, the pastor of my church announced that a missionary would be visiting us. She was a professor in India. I asked my mother two...

Yesterday we reflected on Isaiah’s prophecy of a Servant whom God sends to live among a people who have experienced disorientation and exile. We learn in verse 4 that this prophecy...

One crisp wintry day when I was a young girl, I decided to go for a walk after school. Shortly after I started my walk, snow began to fall. Within a...

As early as the third century ce, Christians in the East celebrated January 6 as the date of Jesus’ baptism. In time that celebration joined Easter and Pentecost as one of...