Removing the Static, Hearing God’s Voice

Have you ever noticed that every month, most shelter magazines feature one or two articles about getting organized? It used to be the big January

Marks of a Denomination

At a recent gathering of leaders from several denominations, I was asked to talk on “what makes a denomination a denomination.” In other words, if

What’s in a Name?

Papal transitions have two points of public anticipation: first, who it will be, and then, what name will that person choose. The point of taking

Preserving Our Pollinators

I love the insects that populate my backyard. I’m not above plopping down on the grass and peering closely to watch a bumblebee browse the

Women in the Church

Mother’s Day is this month. Not every woman is a mother, but every mother is a woman so let me use this occasion to give

Trends

A study on Protestant denominations was recently released based on figures compiled by Association of Religion Data Archives. It tracked attendance growth and decline for

Be a Better Steward of Your Food

I used to toss perfectly good leftovers into the trash or flush them down the disposal, usually because I was in a hurry, living a

Persecution

It is hard to grasp that the mere act of reading this column could get you ostracized, arrested, tortured, or killed. But the reality is,

Rachel’s Weeping

I find myself still sighing deeply over the massacre of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Societally, we have gone through a