Remember the National Prayer Breakfast?

Remember the National Prayer Breakfast?

The news cycle is perpetually drawing us toward the next crisis. Its haste doesn’t allow us the time we need to reflect.  It takes me longer than a 24-hour news cycle to meditate on the words spoken, challenge my preconceived ideas and gather research to support my...
‘Beloved’ Before All Else

‘Beloved’ Before All Else

At Jesus’ baptism, we find questions of identity, purpose and divine love. All that is wrapped up in a story that opens with people seeking clear answers and neat categories while wondering if John might be the Messiah. But John pointed beyond himself to “one more...