Hebrews addresses believers who have been on their journey of faith a long time. They have read scripture, worshiped together, endured trials and tribulations, and have kept going for the long...

Jesus paid particular attention to those who were most vulnerable in his society. Children were among those vulnerable people. Jesus healed a number of sick children during his ministry in Galilee....

Learned people challenged Jesus on all sorts of topics: healing, observance of the sabbath, taxes, marriage, and more. They hoped to trip him up with hair-splitting questions on technicalities of living...

A good number of the psalms, such as the psalms of lament, deal with the personal trials and tribulations of the psalmist. They are the prayers of an anguished heart. Psalm...

What was the last straw for Job’s wife? When we meet her in chapter 2, she and her husband have already sustained unimaginable losses. Their children have been killed, meaning no...

A college student once told me that he had undergone a certain rite of passage. “Now that I’m old enough, my mom is sharing all the family secrets with me,” he...

Jesus loves us fiercely. God hears the cries of the brokenhearted and of those whose voices have been silenced. God feels the pain of those who are being rejected and forgotten....

One of the great joys I experienced during the three years I served as a chaplain with the YMCA was the opportunity to work alongside spiritual leaders from many denominations and...

My grandmother Lester was a woman of prayer. She included a saying in her prayers that family members have continued throughout the years: “This is what we’re praying for, and now...

Something beautiful happens when people come together to pray. In moments of gratitude and joy, it is easy to sing praises. And in moments of seeking or sorrow or struggle, our...