Being Bold Like Peter
While there are so many denominational differences, and it is easy to become forceful in our conviction of faith, neither division nor force will bring others into the light of God’s love made known in Jesus Christ.
Saints
Anthony the Great Doesn’t Take Offense
The sayings of Anthony and his fellow Desert Ancestors were often recorded and shared with other Christians.
Staying Put with Syncletica of Egypt
As is the pattern with many monastic women on our church calendar, she refused marriage despite her parents’ pleas.
John’s Survey of Life-Changing Events
Early on, I was drawn to the beginning chapters of the Gospel of John that read like poetry, ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’
The Time it Takes: Trusting with Saint Thomas
It takes the time it takes, I heard the speaker say.
Crowned With Candles: How Saint Lucy Teaches Us to Be Light in the Darkness
As an oldest daughter in a family that went to a specifically Norwegian Lutheran church, oh how I wanted to wear that iconic white dress, red sash, and crown of candles.
A Boy Called Nicholas
In a land where the beauty of creation was all around, when a boy named Nicholas came to birth, there began a holy journey for this boy whose name means ‘Victor of the People.’
Bringing People to Jesus with Saint Andrew
By the time I was confirmed in the Methodist Church, I knew a lot of Bible, and, because the pastor who led our confirmation classes was a history buff, a good deal of church history, too.
Mechthild of Magdeburg: Sex Positive Mystic
I was twenty-five years old before I finally realized my birth in 1964 had been the result of an unplanned pregnancy.
Margaret of Scotland: A Timeless Example for Children and Adults
Examining the life and leadership of Queen Margaret of Scotland reminds me that people born a thousand years ago are fully capable of offering insight to contemporary Christian living.
