W e are a little over the halfway mark of January 2024. How are those New Year’s resolutions going? The gym is a little bit emptier than a few weeks ago, reading has been pushed to the next day …

O n a recent ferry ride from Mukilteo to Clinton, I found myself yet again in awe of the glorious setting in which we live. Blue-green waters and little white caps. The pine tree skyline. …

It has always fascinated me how much scripture uses and calls for the use of our senses in our reading. We hear winds blow over creation waters. We hear the very waters themselves trickle or …

It’s three days into the New Year. Is Christmas packed away? For Christians who also follow a church year calendar, Christmas ends Jan. 6 with Epiphany, the arrival of the Magi – foreign wise …

During worship a few Sundays ago I ducked out and really gave myself the “bed head” look; then came back. Immediately, I got all kinds of comments, especially snickers and those “helpful” …

Did you hear Bethlehem has called off Christmas this year? Jesus was born in, and lived in, the region of Palestine. Based on current events, this may be the most notable Worship column I’ve …

Hello friends! More than 10 million Baha’is live in more than 10,000 communities that are each large enough to elect nine adult members to handle all of each communities’ administrative affairs. …

Hello all, and a happy December to each of you. I am a lover of all things December. I especially love the seasonal salutation and farewell I share with all I encounter, “Merry Christmas!” Join …

Christianity Today published an article on what Christians believe. The article was based on a survey, conducted by LifeWay research through Ligonier Ministries, where they interviewed 3,000 …

I am praying more lately. Of course, as a Christian and a pastor I have believed in the necessity of prayer for decades. But it is all too easy not to pray. The to-do list shouts at us. The …

In February 2023, the Brookings Institute and the Public Religion Research Institute conducted a survey. They asked the question, “Do you agree or disagree that God intended America to be a new …

I recently took a small vacation in Northern Canada. The average temperature was 39 degrees and my spouse and I camped and enjoyed watching the stars at night and hearing the whistle calls of the …

Living at the edge of our life makes our humanity somewhat reckless and undiscriminating in our relationship to our existence. However, being open to the invisible and visible worlds makes us …

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we get to hear from the leaders of our church over two separate weekends during the year – the first weekends of April and October. It is a …

Oof. I may have bitten off more than I can chew this time. How do I cover everything that needs to be said about faith in about 500 words … oops, now only 468 words? Faith, in its various forms, …

What is your favorite time of the year? Mine is autumn. I know, the Northeast dances with brilliant color, the Southeast's humidity becomes bearable, the Midwest's harvest season displays …

Your life is not about you. That statement might seem like a paradox, but when you understand it, it provides freedom. We live in a culture that is hyper-individualistic. Most things are done …

I never imagined myself as a gardener. But this summer I became one. Perhaps that overstates it a bit. I call myself a “gardener” with a chuckle in my heart. Still, my level of engagement …

Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor patriotic. It’s a dangerous political movement. A statement by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says it this way: “Christian …

It is interesting to read throughout scriptures how important and often the word “love” is used. We read that faith, hope and love are central to all living, but that love is the greatest of all …