In the Gospel reading for next Sunday (Luke 18:1-8) Jesus tells a parable about an unjust judge and a persistent widow seeking justice. Although the reading does not tell us who the widow’s ‘opponent’ is, it does remind us that God hears the cries of his chosen ones who cry (in faith) to him day and night. Interestingly, at the end of the reading he asks, “And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”   I think many people can relate to the widow’s plight of feeling...

With our recent ‘Blessing of the Backpacks’ service in August and the beginnings of school and the new church program year, I have been...

When Peace like a river… You may recognize the title of this article as the opening words of the hymn “It Is Well with My Soul.”  We sang...