At dusk my wife Joy, our daughter Meredith, our dog Gracie and I were strolling through our hurricane-damaged neighborhood. Shattered trees, broken branches, and all manner of… read more

Jesus talked a lot about forgiveness. No wonder. Forgiveness is essential to being a whole person and can be remarkably difficult to do. Most people who try to follow the… read more

As others might bemoan having to always be “politically correct” in our current culture of sensitivity to issues of oppression, I generally think it is a good thing. I … read more

In just a few days we’ll be reminiscing with the “Best of 2016” shows and watching the ball drop at Time Square. It’s another New Year’s Eve. This is … read more

CHARLESTON, S.C. (RNS) A few weeks after a young white gunman killed nine people at a Bible study in a black church here, another young white man walked into a Bible study at… read more

Dear Thoughtful Pastor: The Bible tells us that as Christians Jesus forgives us for our sins (our sins are erased), but then it also says we will answer for them when we get to… read more