The Power of Words
November 10, 2024
I want to share today a story, a true story, about the power of words. Whether spoken or written, words have power to inspire, to...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
Peace in a Troubled World
November 3, 2024
Yehudi Menuhin was one of the great violinists of the twentieth century. To him, playing the violin was a form of human healing, a way...
True Identity
October 27, 2024
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to serve as a lay minister in my congregation. One of my most enjoyable and meaningful responsibilities was...
Everyday Courage
October 6, 2024
“Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble just because no drumbeats for you and no crowds shout your name.” Those are...
Full Faith and Hope
August 18, 2024
Thousands of years ago, the psalmist wrote these comforting words: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” (Psalm 30:5). That...
Matters of Faith
April 21, 2024
The oldest church building in Mexico, commonly known as La Iglesia de la Conchita, was built nearly 500 years ago in 1525 in what is...
Follow Him
April 7, 2024
“Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two [brothers], … Peter, and Andrew … , casting a net into the sea: for they were...
A Tradition of Goodness and Faith
March 17, 2024
This unique and wonderful land of the Philippines is a crossroads of world cultures and races, a unique mix of East and West. Comprising over...
A Promise of Peace and Joy
January 28, 2024
As conflicts rage around the world, we may feel unsafe, helpless, even hopeless at times. But God doesn’t want His children to feel that way....
Christmas Gathering
December 10, 2023
For well over a hundred years, The Nutcracker ballet has delighted audiences at Christmastime. The ballet opens with family and friends gathering on Christmas Eve....
Becoming Better Than When We Started
November 5, 2023
In 1978, Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spoke at Harvard’s commencement ceremony. The students in the audience had reason to be proud of their accomplishments....
The Pioneering Spirit
July 23, 2023
On July 24, 1849, John Benson was headed west, drawn by the prospect of gold in California. The American West was sparsely populated in those...