An unexpected encounter — I went to Pride for the first time the other day. I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was in a major city, so there were large crowds of people in the parade. There were people with painted faces, rainbow flags on their cheeks. One man’s entire face was a…

Even when life is tough — Don’t stop believin’, hold on to the feelin’ Believing in God can be hard, but billions of people across the world have a faith. Recently, Leonora Watkins, another writer here on Medium, invited people with a faith to share what thing keeps them believing. I’ve never spent so much time…

Using the Lord’s Prayer to help us understand prayer — Prayer is for everyone. Anyone can pray at any time. Here, we are focusing on the Lord’s Prayer as it is found in Luke’s gospel. Millions of people around the world pray the Lord’s Prayer every day. The part of the Bible we are thinking about is below. We will…

A Christmas poem — The night has arrived. God is born. From a young woman weeping, blood and tears. Pain etched upon her face Scream! <gasp> Screeaam! <gasp> “Push!” says the man who dreamed an Angel. “Push!” God’s work is no easy thing. “Push!” The effort is colossal. The result, a tiny person, crying for food and warmth like all of us. A spark of light in a vast darkness. Light with tears, hands, feet, eyes.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas — Christmas is a magical time of year. There are so many aspects of Christmas that make it special. Here are my top 5. 5. Stories Christmas is jam-packed with stories. From the stories we tell ourselves to the ones we choose to encounter, our Christmases are shaped by the concept of story. …