Go outside on a clear day and look at the sun. See how generously it pours light upon the whole earth. Continue »

Scripture tells us that certain people were filled with great expectation when Jesus was about to be born. Both Mary and Joseph knew this child was very special. Anna and Simeon were in the Temple, waiting eagerly for the Messiah. Zechariah and Elizabeth and the baby John were excited about the coming birth of Jesus as well as their own role in this amazing act of God. Each of these people in their own way had a sense that God was about to do something very important. Continue »

On this feast of the Immaculate Conception, we read the story of our first parents’ fall and God’s promise of salvation through an offspring of Eve (Genesis 3). Continue »

By late August, my friend Helen takes on a panicked, wild-eyed look. "It’s Christmas,” she replies when I ask what’s bothering her. “I’ve got so much to do to get ready!” Continue »

A few years ago, my whole family witnessed a terrible accident involving eight cars. Shattered glass was everywhere. Continue »

Is this letter for real? Did Jesus really want the members of the church in Sardis to produce nothing but “perfect works”? If that’s the case, then maybe it’s true that very few people indeed will make it to heaven. After all, who among us can confess to having done everything perfectly? Continue »