In the final weeks of my mom’s life, she made me a promise.
The Other 6
On Sundays many of us focus on worship, youth ministry, and other church activities. But how do we live out our faith the other six days of the week? Stories of discipleship, challenges, and how life experiences shape our faith.
Darlene Zschech wrote a beautiful hymn some 20 years ago called “The Potter’s Hand” that is still sung in congregations today.
In the spring of 2013, Dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
For 12 years I worked as the chief student life officer at two Christian colleges.
Her name is Semira*, and the cleaning services she offered were a Mother’s Day gift to me from my parents.
A few years ago I traveled to India with a group from my seminary.
The guests kept coming, and I kept mixing.
In seventh grade, John* told me he liked me.
“Blessed are the peacemakers,” said Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount,
"But you're not black!"
My husband drives a beat-up white Tahoe that’s showing its age.
Ashes at the Airport
March 2017 Issue [nid:42261]The Interfaith Chapel at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport doesn’t look much like a place of worship.
What is it like to parent a son or daughter with disabilities?
I know a lot of Christians who are interested in relating with Muslims these days.
“What is a pilgrim?”
The phone rings at 1 a.m.: a child is in the hospital.
How is a church like a chemo infusion center in a cancer hospital?
Who better to invite to a New Year’s Eve party than . . . Moses!
It started out as a normal Friday morning in February.
The way society and the church lift up stories of love and marriage is beautiful . . . but it is also dangerous.
It is a mistake to believe that your past no longer affects you.
Monday morning. Fourth grade. Dreaded memory verse time.
Isaiah 66:1 tells of God giving “peace like a river.” I like that.