“Prayer of the Children” is a poignant and pleading song with verses beginning: “Can you hear the prayer of the children?, Can you feel the hearts of the children?, Can you hear the voice of the children?” In this COVID-19 time, with youth…

In a highly partisan political climate amidst the COVID-19 and gun violence debates, how is it possible to move forward with life-creative action? Indeed, can the issues be considered in the same breath? I say “yes!”, because both are centered on the preciousness…

“Healer of Our Every Ill” (ELW 612) has a chorus of words, “Healer of our every ill, light of each tomorrow, give us peace beyond our fear, and hope beyond our sorrow.” In this pandemic time, this hymn is prescient. Millions are ill…

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount proclaims “You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.” (Matthew 7:15-17. I would…

“Collaborators in Creation” is an article on Aeon, an online thought venue. One of the focus areas is the influence of social media in shaping our physical and social worlds. The physical world is the environment, the stuff that is not human. The…