Learning is Hard – Being Taught Generation to Generation is Holy
I struggled to learn to knit, but my grandmother taught me what her mother taught her what her mother taught her…
Baking Bread in Jesus’s Day
When women baked bread, they didn’t do it alone. It was done in community – sharing resources and growing closer together.
Slaves in the American South Claimed Jesus as their Own
White Christians who evangelized to Black slaves had different motives – some greedy and sinful, and others sincere. Despite law after law, many Black folk found and held onto Jesus.
Selma March: Are You Tired?
The hatred, the violence, the chaos of Bloody Sunday… Still they marched from Selma to Montgomery. Rev. Dr. King spoke words of life to a weary people.
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
A church legend about seven sleepers who sleep for generations and awake undecayed, unchanged – a revelation about bodily resurrection!
The Star of Bethlehem according to John Chrysostom
Even 1,500 years ago, John Chrysostom had a lot of questions about the star…
Following a Star, Driving Home
Desmond Tutu’s life was a winding path of obstacles, opportunities, blessings, determination, and surprises.
Missionaries to China Trying a Different Approach: Michele Ruggieri & Matteo Ricci
16th century missionaries to China Ruggieri & Ricci learned Chinese, wore Chinese robes, and did not insist that western cultural values were a part of learning the Gospel.
Asking Why: The White Rose
Facing the horrors of the Nazi regime, members of the White Rose asked why and they acted. Asking why strengthens our faith for action.
How Christmas is Celebrated Around the World
Find out some of the ways that Christmas is celebrated in Mexico, Malta, the Congo, and India.