Christians don’t need mysticism or quiet emptiness for the illumination that comes through repetition. When you think about the practice of meditation, what image comes to mind? Like many, you may ...

The need to engrave Scripture on our hearts feels all the more urgent this year. Turning to Scripture should be an intuitive response for Christians when we feel anxious about the world we live in.

Over time I have come to believe that the reading of scripture in public worship is as important as expounding on scripture (i.e., preaching). As a friend says, “A good reading is expounding.” I am ...

I listened attentively while cooking dinner at my parents’ house to my mother reading Bible stories to my 3-year-old son. They were at the part of the story of the sons of Jacob, when Joseph’s ...