I dream of being as eloquent in my mouth as I am in my head. I dream of seeing a word on paper and making that word a reality ...

The new ballpark was built to the west of the Dan Ryan Expressway directly across from the Robert Taylor Homes, a public ...

My faith rests in the eventual restoration of all things and the resurrection of the dead. Resurrection demands that the dead ...

Religious people are really good at trying to keep all the “wrong” people away from Jesus.

She often wore a bright pink jumper, and he donned a variety of colorful ties. They became for me a symbol of the best a ...

Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm was published in 1977 – the year of my birth. This short memoir spans three days of her life living in a cabin in the Puget Sound. “Nothing is going to happen in this ...

Last week we took note of the striking fact that in Philippians 1 Paul was able to put up with some people who, although proclaiming the Gospel, did so out of selfish ambition, envy, rivalry, and ...

Content Warning: This blog post discusses suicide, depression, mental health struggles, and bereavemnent. Reader discretion is advised. Please take care of yourself while reading, and step away if ...

Both books, which read as heroic adventures, helped generate the genre of memoirs by white pastors serving in cross-cultural situations.

So how in the world could Paul find it within himself to say, “What does it matter?” I would think Paul would deem this to ...

I’ve found my way to a new trail. I don’t yet know its footing, so I cautiously watch each step. I don’t know the folks I pass by, though we are becoming familiar with each new day.

They were loved sparrows of great worth who needed a hand one lonely, heartbreaking day. What happened?