On the night of Nov 14, 1940, the Luftwaffe(the Nazi airforce) bombed Coventry, England. Coventry is a medieval city, long known for its...

It happens to me every year. I do my best to hold off on putting up the Christmas decorations and listening to Christmas music until...

Calm fell. From Heaven distilled a clemency; There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky; These words, by Thomas Hardy, come from a...

One afternoon, when I was about 6 years old, my parents left me and my older brother Peter home while they went and ran errands. My mom...

View from La Verna near Assisi, Italy Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love." -...

Perhaps the most interesting thing about John the Baptist in the Gospel of John (different John) is that he doesn’t actually baptize...

(Image from John The Baptist Artworks) “Every act of communication is an act of tremendous courage in which we give ourselves over to two...

There are many terrifying stories in the Hebrew Bible - and we rarely hear them on Sunday mornings. The lectionary "gods" intentionally...

One Sunday afternoon awhile back, my daughter, said to me – you know Mom there should be a suggestion box in the back of the church. And...