The two men finished their meeting and as they stood up from the table, they shook hands and walked out toward the restaurant’s exit. Continue »

When the Mexican teenager walked into the county jail, he was understandably nervous. Continue »

If you are like most people, the thought of Christmas causes a mixture of joy and anxiety, of hope and concern. . . Continue »

I was raised in a broken home. It was not divorce that broke the home, but the fact that my dad was an alcoholic and abusive. Continue »

Bringing a new life into the world is an astonishing responsibility. Continue »

The prophet Ezekiel pictured Yahweh as a shepherd caring for Israel, his scattered flock: For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. . . . I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak. (Ezekiel 34:11-12, 16)

For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:40) Continue »

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. (Psalm 24:3-4) Continue »

When anxious thoughts filled my heart, your comfort brought me joy. —Psalm 94:19, REB Continue »

Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho on their way to Jerusalem, about eighteen miles southwest, to celebrate the Passover feast. Continue »