Jeannetta Scriven is pictured holding a Thurman book in her son's library that houses the remarkable book collection of her late husband, Rev. Charles Scriven. When I was a new chaplain at Big Bend ...

Have you ever been asked to say grace before supper? Not a problem. There are dozens of beautiful ways to give thanks. Your dinner prayer could range from symbolic and lengthy to short and simple. Go ...

As a Christian minister, I naturally find the words of Jesus inspiring. We think of Jesus as personifying God's unconditional love, and he does. However, how often do we recognize how intelligent he ...

I mean no blasphemy when I say that dogs teach us how God loves us...purely, for ourselves. Mine is an odd dog, a bit aloof, not demonstrative. Other dogs can't restrain the happiness they experience ...

The Psalms, says theologian Eugene H. Peterson, are God’s gift to those who want to learn how to pray. “If we wish to develop our entire heart, mind, soul and strength, the Psalms are necessary,” the ...