Are You Willing to Stand Up for Creation Care?

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Opinion

Philip Newell offers a series of morning and evening prayers for each day of the week in his book, “Celtic Prayers from Iona.” In true Celtic fashion, many of the prayers focus on creation. I recently came across two of Newell’s prayers in this book...

Awe: It Connects You With Others, Makes You Kinder

by | Nov 21, 2016 | Opinion

Awe was the focus of a Parade magazine article published in October. The author, Paula Spencer Scott, describes how the emotion of awe is getting more and more attention from researchers. “New studies show that it’s a dramatic feeling with the power to...

Maintaining the Flow of Justice

by | Sep 8, 2016 | Opinion

Seasonal waterfalls in Hoosier National Forest in southern Indiana remind me about the importance of maintaining the flow of justice. A friend and I drove over to the forest recently to photograph the waterfalls at Hemlock Cliffs National Scenic Trail. Our area had...

When Days Seem Darkest, Hope Still Trumps Despair

by | Jun 28, 2016 | Opinion

Recent events in the news have a lot of people upset and wondering, “What is this world coming to?” The massacre in Orlando, in particular, causes one to question the sanity of humankind. How could anyone do such a horrible thing? Of course, the Orlando...

Let’s Take Care of the Home We All Share

by | Jun 17, 2016 | Opinion

It seems like Christians, who have been explicitly called to love one another and to work together for the Kingdom of God, spend an inordinate amount of time fussing and fighting. This happens in both individual churches and also denominations. Sometimes the things...