“Prayer was never meant to be magic," Mother said. "Then why bother with it?" Suzy scowled. "Because it's an act of love."  (Madeline L’Engle, A Ring of Endless Light) Rachel Held Evans is in the hospital, and the world is…

How do we live in a world, as my minister reminds us every week, "where a Resurrection has happened." In this now season of Easter, two poets to help. Both deserve slow, deliberate reads--without much nattering from me. A hint…

Don’t let the alleluias shame you,as if you should get over it,should have folded your grave clothes by now and showed up, showered and shined.

Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of my father’s birth: April 17, 1919. Centennials naturally call for reminiscence and reflection, and some of this, especially in a parent-child relationship, must remain personal. But some of it’s public, and in this case…

"Is this just going to keep happening?" my seven year old daughter asked. Her voice caught in her throat. Her eyes were tired from crying. She had had a hard day at school. "Is this just going to keep happening…

Originally published in 2105, here is Scott's take for the Tuesday of Holy Week. Palm/Passion Sunday kicks off Holy Week every year but mostly we don't ponder much about what was going on with Jesus until we get to the…