I was reading Genesis 2 last week and I was struck by a single word. In verse 7, God forms man out of the ground and breathes into his nostrils. At […]

I’ll never forget the look on the woman’s face. It was a cross between Oscar the Grouch and a lemon that had been forgotten in the back of the fruit […]

In his book, The Song of the Bird, Jesuit priest Anthony de Mello tells a parable about a fish.  “Excuse me,” said an ocean fish. “You are older than I, […]

Believe it or not, I read a civil conversation between two people who disagreed the other day. A young man defending the Christian faith on his Twitter page asked, “Atheists, […]

All-Saints Day is November 1, which may not interest too many people outside of Catholic circles. After all, it was Pope Gregory IV who officially instituted the Feast of All […]

I was watching a stand-up comedian the other day when he quipped, “I’m an atheist – you know, because I’m  reasonable.” The audience hooted with laughter and applauded. Of course, […]

What kind of flame are you? There are some Christians who are like cheap tea lights. They drop into worship when it’s convenient for them and might drop a few […]

It was the return trip from hell. For 10 days, my wife and I had enjoyed a picture-perfect vacation in Scotland and her inner isles. We were flying home from […]

“You know, I used to believe in the essential goodness of man,” a friend recently told me during a fundraising banquet. “Not so much, anymore.” He didn’t go into details, […]

I learned some Latvian words on Sunday. The reason? A church where my wife and I visited is hosting members of their sister congregation in Latvia. The guest preacher delivered […]