Last Sunday, we heard the earlier part of Matthew's Gospel where Matthew describes how John the Baptist is the one coming to prepare the way of the Lord. Remember, John began to teach in the desert of ...

While divine healing is a glorious truth rooted in Scripture, it has often been surrounded by theological extremes.

God is the Author of Healing. He works his healing through prayer directly, or in combination with medicine, therapy, surgery, and other healing professions. When he was conceived in the womb of Mary, ...

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...

It was the first time I’d ever been to Chautauqua, the historic conference center in western New York. As the congregation gathered in the open auditorium singing “Day Is Dying in the West,” I seemed ...

A woman stricken with Multiple sclerosis came to me for a Reiki treatment some years back upon the recommendation of her son. Her granddaughter had been killed in a tragic accident a year earlier and ...

In 2012, just in time for the last presidential election, I became an American citizen. As a new American, I appreciate the great privilege of being able to bring to the voting booth the values that I ...

Bullies and their taunts have plagued vulnerable children—and adults—from the biblical period to our own day. Educators, those in the counseling professions and victims of bullying, have labored in ...