Mark 10:17-31 The great poet and author Carl Sandburg was once asked by a reporter to name the ugliest word he knew. Sandburg is reported to have reflected for several minutes… read more

Luke 3:7-18 I read sometime ago that Leonard Bernstein, director of the Philharmonic Orchestra for many years, was once asked what was the hardest instrument in the orchestra to… read more

Isaiah 62:1-5 During the First Gulf War, a young husband from our small-town church was called up to serve. While he was in Iraq his wife had a very public affair. Upon returning … read more

I'm Not Responsible... Am I? Malachi 3:1-4 If a wife cheats on her husband, whose fault is it? It could be the husband who was inattentive, her parents who caused her low… read more

Jeremiah 33:14-16 Have you ever seen a ghost town? Maybe you’ve seen one on television if you haven’t seen one in real life. Shops sit with boarded-up windows, dust… read more

2 Samuel 2:18-20; Luke 2:41-52 Picture in your mind a child you know who is remarkable. It can be your own child, or someone else’s—but focus your mind’s eye on … read more