Mountains figure prominently in the Bible. Mount Sinai, where Moses received the ten commandments; Mount Ararat, where Noah landed safely after the flood; the temple mount in Jerusalem; the sermon on the Mount, where Jesus preached; and of course Calvary, … Continue reading →
Giving a talk about prayer always feels a bit incongruous, because I figure if I’m with a group, wouldn’t it be better to pray rather than just talk about it? On Sunday I was at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church talking … Continue reading →
Anybody who prays knows that we all have to pray “on the go,” so I don’t think you should ever be apologetic about where and when you pray, because the more creative you are about finding ways to pray, the … Continue reading →
Many years ago when I was a fledging magazine editor my boss asked me to do something that seemed a useless, thankless task. Back then I edited the column in the magazine, today’s “Upside,” that was a collection of quotes. … Continue reading →
Some things are so obvious it takes me years to see them. I’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer all my life, but only recently when someone pointed out something about the prayer, something I’ve probably heard a million times before, did … Continue reading →
Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. – Matthew 5:4 I’d been thinking a lot of my neighbor and buddy Michael and praying for him ever since I got the news that his wife died after a … Continue reading →
It was an alarming thing to see almost the first moment we drove into the Buffalo Springs game reserve in Kenya: a dead elephant off the side of the road, its huge head and trunk resting on the ground. Wildlife … Continue reading →
We were at an orphanage in the town of Kangundo, Kenya, last week, traveling with a group of friends. The trip had been arranged by Richard, who spent three years teaching there with the Peace Corps back in the late … Continue reading →
Sometimes the prayers we say are the same prayers over and over again. I think with a smile of what my mom said to a friend as she and Dad were walking to church not too many years ago, Dad … Continue reading →
Last night, still suffering from a lingering cough and cold, I recalled the prayer we taught our sons to say every night they went to bed, the same prayer I had said as a boy, reciting the words and then … Continue reading →
