For the people of Israel belong to God. They are God’s special possession. God found them in a desert land, in an empty, howling...

For the people of Israel belong to God. They are God’s special possession. God found them in a desert land, in an empty, howling...

“For waters will burst forth in the wilderness,And streams in the desert. The scorched land will become a poolAnd the thirsty...

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find...

After I graduated from college, these verses were my prayer as I began my career: Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths. Guide...

Therefore, if your enemy is hungry, feed him If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his...

Stand beside the earliest road, ask the pathways of old which is the way to good, and walk it; thus you will find rest for your soul. ...

Lent has always meant for me, a "lengthening" as in the word's roots in Middle English. It is to me an invitation into a lengthening not...

Mt. 6:34 “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” “Don’t borrow...

“Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (This is a...

“By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust and to dust you...

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry “When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of...

“But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge;...

“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfareand not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”...

“Do not permit the ways of this world to mold and shape you. Instead, let Creator change you from the inside out, in the way a...

“[Jesus] was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” Mark 1:13 We...

"For God so loved the world..." (John 3:16) As we begin this year's Lenten journey let us pause to remember who and whose we are. Who are...