How do we bring the Mind of Christ to Bear on the Epstein Files?
What is done is darkness will be brought to light You probably know that there has been a release of emails related to Jeffrey Epstein. The…
Spotlight interview: A special conversation with Carmen’s mom, RuthAnn Melzer
My mom, RuthAnn, finished her career as a university professor. She’s a published author. She had a TV show on PBS for 14 years. She’s an…
A prayer for the discouraged
This is an excerpt from the new resource, Our Certain Hope: Prayers for Lent and Easter. Receive the full prayer book by signing up for Carmen’s monthly…
Podcast Playlist: Lent
Our Christian faith hangs on the reality of the empty tomb (1 Corinthians 15:12ff), and each year, for centuries, believers have been preparing themselves to celebrate…
Spotlight interview: John Dickson on resurrecting the oldest known hymn for the Church today
What’s the oldest hymn you love to sing? I can still hear my grandmother Robina singing the Old Rugged Cross. Even though she died when I…
Lord, have mercy
“Lord, have mercy! I need you.” “Christ have mercy, they need you – now.” Do you know this cry? It is known historically as the Kyrie…
Lenten prayer of hope
Prepare our hearts This is an excerpt from the free new resource, Our Certain Hope: Prayers for Lent and Easter. Receive the full prayer book through…
Resource: Primer on Israel
Updated February 2025 On the morning of October 7, 2024, Hamas, a terrorist group based in Gaza, executed a cross-border attack on southeastern Israel. The attack…
And the Grammy goes to…
The Grammys. Well, I don’t quite know what to say. I confess that I don’t recognize the overwhelming majority of individuals or acts being honored. And…
When I die
The email was unceremonious. Nothing more than a link to a YouTube post and the name of a friend from years past. The preview or thumbnail…
