When I prepare sermons and newsletter articles, I include insights given me by the Holy Spirit along with those of human commentators. Sometimes I rely more on the former than the latter, and sometimes it’s vice-versa. But I can imagine many people reading the title of this article and thinking to themselves that it’s an...

Have you ever seen an image of a virus? They look much different than bacteria. That’s because viruses are not living organisms and bacteria are. Viruses only grow and reproduce inside of the cells they infect. When found outside of these living cells, viruses are dormant. Their “life” therefore requires the hijacking of the biochemical activities of...

Something that many people experience when dealing with “the law,” is that it’s not always applied with fairness and it’s not always applied with justice. Sometimes, it’s who you are that determines just how it’s applied. And sometimes it’s less about what’s “fair or just,” and more about who “wins.” I experienced this myself...

When I was about seven or eight, and my family drove to visit relatives in Brooklyn or Long Island, or Pennsylvania, I would almost always ask my parents, “Are we there yet?” I had faulty and self-serving concepts about time and distance, and in my eagerness, thought that getting from point A to point...

For several years now, we’ve been blessing our collection of food and personal care items before they’re delivered to The Green Apple (formerly the John Knox Food Pantry). It’s not magic, but something we do “in community” as we place our spiritual “stamp of approval” on what’s being sent, so that those who receive...