My early childhood experience of today’s reading was not a happy one. I remember sitting in a circle in Sunday school while we each took a turn stumbling through the words,...

In some cultures, it is inappropriate to speak the truth openly and in public unless the person speaking is drunk. Somehow, within the context of such cultures, a person is forgiven...

Fear is projected all around us through commercials, political ads and speeches, and polarized news reporting. Marketers and politicians figured out long ago that fear is a powerful motivator to get...

Can you feel the tension between unity and diversity in this text? On the one hand, we read about the same Spirit, same Lord, same God, and common good. On the...

We live in a world dominated by the voices of the powerful and rich, who use their power and money to influence our media and spread divisive information. This information polarizes...

In today’s reading, Peter quotes from the prophet Joel: “Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old . . . shall dream dreams, and your young . . . shall...

A small group of Jews who follow a teacher named Jesus, who had been killed like a criminal, gather in one place at Pentecost, a Jewish festival celebrated fifty days after...

Breathing is powerful. Since it is an involuntary function, we don’t think much about it until we are underwater, in a place with an unbearable odor, or in a dusty environment;...

On this Ascension Sunday, we are called to rejoice with all the company of earth and heaven in the gift of our risen Lord. Christ has ascended. Alleluia! We are not...

Even if we have read the first chapter of Acts many times, we may overlook this profound moment. Here, the community of Christ followers gathers on the eve of the birth...