Lent is the forty-day period that precedes Easter observed by many Christians. The premise of Lent is that it is a time of spiritual...

At a Holy Week service one year, the meditation included a powerful reference to the ancient ritual of foot washing, “Then he poured...

During my husband’s relatively short illness my hope was entirely of the moment, tethered to the long odds of healing and a cure. After...

Though for some it seems like a thankless task, from time to time most of us sit down to try to reconcile our finances. We balance the...

The Dallas Arboretum is an urban oasis of both natural and man-made beauty on the banks of a lake not far from downtown. This beautiful...

On a museum visit one summer, an exhibit I especially wanted to see was strategically located in a remote corner on the top floor. Perhaps...

In the first chapter of Luke we read, “By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to...

Even if we have done the work of forgiveness, when the dying coals of pain, bad memories, and negative experiences are fanned to life by...

When we grieve, the holidays can seem like a kaleidoscopic emotional blur. Our spirit spins. Deep within our being we feel the chaotic...

When life as we know it has been brought to a standstill by the death of one we love, the future we once imagined, perhaps even relied upon...

On a rainy Tuesday afternoon in December, I attended the funeral of a woman whose husband I knew and wanted to support. He was an adoring,...

In our present society, we’re continuously confronted with acts of violence that are at once shocking and simply unimaginable. The...