One thing is certain: Children need lots of free, quiet time to get used to all that is developing within them. Have you noticed that unhurried time by yourself or with someone you really trust can be the best setting for your own personal growth? It's no different...
So the line had stuck in my head. “Sex,” I was pretty sure, meant whether you were a boy or girl, and “sin” made Tante Jans very angry, but what the two together meant I could not imagine. And so, seated next to Father in the train compartment, I suddenly asked,...
Those who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ are humble and trust in God; they do not heap conditions upon others or promote themselves as the only "keepers of the truth"...
The Spirit helps us discern right and wrong, and to navigate the questions and quandaries in between. In the maze of decision-making, the Spirit can be our trusted guide.
It is absurd to trust God for the future, and not trust Him for the present. from The Seaboard Parish----------------------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: It is absurd to trust God for the future, and not trust God for the present. from The...
As the parable of the Ten Virgins was about the happiness of the bridegroom at his wedding, so this one is about the ebullience of the lord's joy at throwing his money around. It is the theme of the divine party again, the party that lurks beneath the surface of...
Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are...
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
It makes no sense to cling to small hopes. We are emboldened to ask God for something bigger. The same faith that looks clear-eyed at the immensity of the forces arrayed against God is the faith that affirms God's miracle-working power. Trust in miracles is, in fact,...
The alligator--the chaos, the storm, the danger, the divorce, the illness, the crisis--and the human response--what you and I do in the midst of chaos--and the presence of God in chaos--these are profound issues of faith. And the stories about chaos and God and us are...