Forgiving the Unforgivable: Mark Stroman & Rais Bhuiyan
Even after suffering a hate crime, Rais Bhuiyan was determined to forgive the shooter and care for his family.
Faith, Trust, Risks, Obedience, Belief: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith means being willing to take risks that Jesus asked us to take.
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.
Shame, Healing, Love, and Acceptance
We burden one another we shame each day. Shame makes us feel unworthy and rejected. Love welcomes us home in God’s embrace.
Despite the Rain, I Will Build this Fire
I worked intently to cook a meal for my campers so that they could eat only to find that a back-up dinner was on its way. Was there a point to that work?
Sharing a Church in the Holy Land Gets Complicated
Six different denominations vie for space at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – sometimes with violence.
Never Too Late to Serve: Barbara E. Joe
Barbara E. Joe dreamed of joining the Peace Corps, but raising kids and facing tragedy kept her from going. Nevertheless, she joined when she was 62.
Seeing a Miracle, Guarding the Sacred: Corentin
A saint is fed by a magic fish, but when the king’s cook tries to steal it, the fish suffers.
How do We Praise & Pray?: Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila teaches us about prayer by using the metaphor of watering a garden.
Walking with the Hebrew People through the Red Sea
Imagining what it was like walking through the Red Sea for kids and elders, the cynical and the faithful.