Bethlehem’s Best Kept Secret

Before David was the Giant Slayer he was a kid who hung out with common critters.  Indeed, one doesn’t have to be a Bible scholar to know...

We’ll Have What They’re Having

You’ve heard it said (especially in restaurants), “We’ll have what they’re having.”  In other words, “We want what they want.  I’ll choose as preferable whatever someone else...

Explaining the Unexplainable

How can we begin to wrap our minds around events, experiences or ideas that defy our comprehension? How can we begin to explain the unexplainable?  Search the...

Extreme ROME Makeover

We’re suckers for renovation, aren’t we? Long before technologies like TIVO or DVRs allowed us to buzz through commercials or pause programming, we’d stay glued to our...

The Path Mom Paved

The most powerful, passionate and provocative portraits of grace permeate the pages of scripture and the the picture is repetitive:  Women, positioned on a path who make...

Abide!

A body without community is like a branch without connection…  It’s good for a while, but severed from a source of life, it has no chance of...

Have We Any Heroes?

Red boots, bulking biceps, blue suits, capes and incredible ability… …That’s what often comes to mind when we think of superheroes.  But in spite of their brawn...

Fish or Follow?

Some responses are automatic.  You can almost expect them: Kind of like the response you’d give to finish the phrase, “Green means…” and “Red means…” The responses...

Timing is Everything

After appearing to the disciples and displaying those death-defeating scars, the Gospels talk about Jesus opening their minds to understanding the scriptures. Indeed, it seems that in...

Finishing Touches

For many, nothing is as miserable than the thought of missing out.  Thomas did.  He was late. He was the one who was not with the other...