Last year, I ran a half marathon in Detroit. The course is a scenic route that runs over the Ambassador Bridge into Canada and then back into the U.S. […]
A Lenten Prayer for Dusty People
This is what the Lord says—“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! […]
Compass Bearings: Covenant Cohesion
Recently 1,300 Covenanters gathered for our annual clergy conference known as Midwinter, where I presented a Covenant update. […]
Mary Helwig – Iditarod March 5
Although Covenanter Mary Helwig lost her home and nearly everything she owned in Alaska’s devastating Sockeye Fire last June […]
A Call from Ecuador
My brother Cesar was almost killed at the end of 2012. The way I heard the story, he laughed in the face of a man to whom he owed twenty dollars. […]
On the Lookout
When my mama was a teenager, she and her sister went to an old brownstone Methodist church in downtown Los Angeles—by themselves. […]
Reclaiming Lament
The book of Lamentations seems to be one of the most obscure, often considered depressing […]
Review: Seeing in the Dark
Whether you are an intimate follower of Christ or a skeptic, Nancy Ortberg’s latest book is a must-read. […]
Frozen Ground
I am a fair-weather gardener. I spend many winter days looking out my kitchen windows at the vegetable garden we cut out in the back ten years ago. […]
A Head of His Time
It’s called Sallman’s Head of Christ. The iconic painting recognized by most older Americans is considered to be the most reproduced image in print ever. […]