I recall a child named Tilly, whom I taught one summer during Vacation Bible School. This sweet girl was 11 years old and had never been inside a church before, and she had never opened a Bible. While ...

When you’re in the thick of a 9-to-5, trying to keep food on the table and laundry from overflowing out of the hamper, it’s easy to forget what it feels like to be truly amazed (amazement at how fast ...

Find today’s readings here. “When Jesus heard this, he was amazed.” (Mt 8:10) The author of Luke’s Gospel clearly had a thing for amazement. Thaumazo, the Greek word roughly meaning being amazed, ...

Last night, stressing about undone tasks, I glanced in a mirror and saw my t-shirt, with its picture of a galaxy and a little sign sticking up out of its outer swirls, saying "you are here." A joke ...