A CNN Religion Op-Ed on Spiritual Lessons from Lee’s Novel & News about a special interview this Friday with the author of bestselling books – Mockingbird and I Am Scout

Fans of To Kill a Mockingbird will not want to miss the special guest on this coming Friday’s edition of “Five Good Answers.” Best-selling author Charles Shields,who wrote biographies of Harper Lee – Mockingbird and I Am Scout, was kind enough to spend some time answering questions here onthe blog. He talks alittle about To […]

A Good Friday Reflection

Although He clearly tried to prepare His followers for the moment, sometimes I wonder if it was not until the experience at the Garden of Gethsemane, as soldiers sent from the church of Israel arrested Him, that the disciples truly began to understand the purpose of Jesus. Three of the Gospels tell us a disciple […]

The First Witnesses to the Resurrection & Gender Equity in the Church

This week, celebrating the Resurrection should remind us all of the liberating power of the Gospel. I am saddened when I hear stories of those who use the name of Jesus to maintain power over others. It is distressing to contemplate how the empty tomb, that should offer freedom to everyone, has been miscommunicated and […]