Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7, 2025.

Lamentations 3:22-24 - The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every ...

Facing rising inflation, escalating fuel costs and the likely shortages of necessities may be hard, but it need not be scary. Our country has faced scarcity before. We weathered the shortages during ...

For the fourth time in the last six years, Isaiah 41:10 was the most downloaded Scripture of the year on the YouVersion ...

Several years ago, I started walking three miles each morning with my English lab, no matter the weather. There is something good about closing the gap between oneself and the environment—getting ...

A renewed cultural interest in Scripture is recorded in the just-released 9th and final chapter of the 15th annual State of ...

Though authoritarians misuse it, the truth of God’s Word remains. Every once in a while, I will hear someone who is otherwise accurately describing the current plight of the church suggest the problem ...

The pastor of the largest United Methodist congregation in America is sparking intense debate with his provocative new take on the Bible. As pastor of Church of the Resurrection, Adam Hamilton has the ...

It’s not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it’s possible when it comes to what he calls the “idolatry of the written word.” A ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Something as small as signs that say "men" and "women" on the bathrooms in a house of worship can shut the door to trans people. "For me as a non-binary person, I've been to so many ...