On Good Friday two thousand years ago, the criminal asked—prayed—for Jesus to “remember” him before he went to sheol, the land of forgetfulness. And Jesus replied with an affirmative yes! “Today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke
“I forgive you” can be hard to say. Forgiving people who have hurt us, wronged us, or abused us is difficult. Sometimes, we feel people don’t deserve to be forgiven for the harm they
Sometimes God’s plans for us can seem confusing. They are not what we expect. We can question whether they are right. They can seem frightening. We can have a variety of reactions to what
Sometimes things in life get in the way of us worshipping God. Our church in New York City is just off the busy and bustling Times Square frequented by nearly every tourist who visits
All of us know what it’s like to think of worst-case scenarios. Our minds play havoc with what we think might happen, sometimes with good reasons and other times when there’s little evidence that
When people share stories from their lives, we remember them. I’m sure you remember some of the stories I have shared over the years. When we see ourselves in those stories, we relate to
How do you recall journeys you have taken? One of my children remembers them by the places and the foods eaten. He will say something like “that’s where we ate at…” and name the
On a trip to Yosemite National Park with my family, I booked us one of the rustic canvas tent cabins (what was I thinking) in Curry Village in the center of the park. The
I was pregnant for a second time. My husband and I had decided, with our daughter at 18 months old, that we were experts at parenting a baby. We now knew what we were
My ski instructor put me to the test. As we stood at the top of the steep double black diamond ski run, he said “Rachel, you go first, you choose which way to go.”
