We use the word "politics" far too casually today…..The truest meaning of the word does not convey a sense of partisanship or division, corruption or competition. It had no such meaning when…

On display in the magnificent Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is the dramatic painting of Goethe's Faust. Faust is seated at a table engaged in a competitive game of chess. And…

Do we think he is dead or alive? In his book "Living Jesus" Luke Timothy Johnson declares: The most important question concerning Jesus, then, is simply this: Do we think he is dead…

One of the fastest growing, most profitable investment ventures in today’s economy is . . . . anything having anything to do with security.  You couldn’t have lost money in…

Anxiety's central message is that we cannot afford to share because we can never have enough.  Put more strongly, in a culture marked by anxiety and fear, as is happening today,…

I received this during Holy Week. It has given me a lot to think about….. How does the thief of the cross fit into your theology? No baptism, no Communion,…

Whether we admit it or not, we often tell ourselves "I can never change," or "That will never happen."We presume too much and believe too little.  In Jesus Christ, God renders all of…

If you and I had been living in the Roman Empire in the first century, we would have noticed a strange custom practiced by the early Christians.  They would go…

Stock market guru Jim Cramer, host of television's Mad Money, says, "Bulls make money."  Then he adds, "Bears make money." Then the punch line, "Pigs get slaughtered." "Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered." He is…

Was Easter Sunday just another day on your 2024 calendar? Did Easter Sunday this year have a real and a lasting impact on you and change the way you see…