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…
The political problem we all share is that we don’t
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray He taught them the words now universally known as The Lord’s Prayer. It begins, “Our Father.”…
From 2020 to 2021: a spiritual accounting and a spiritual course
This is the last day of 2020 – or, depending when you’re reading this – today is the first day of the New Year! Happy New…
Advent: Why we wait, again
It’s Advent. What are you waiting for? Better said, why do we wait? We wait to remember. The word “advent” comes from the Latin adventus meaning…
Carmen’s Family Advent Countdown
Find a printable version here: Carmen’s family advent What you will need for great family fun (and significant learning) during Advent: A Quarter Several varieties of grapes…
Count your blessings: Cultivating a heart of Thanksgiving
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and what a different Thanksgiving it will be! You may well NOT be gathering around a big family table to count our blessings,…
Spotlight Interview with Christopher Wright: Here Are Your Gods
Christopher J. H. Wright is a missiologist, an Anglican clergyman and an Old Testament scholar. He is currently the International Ministries Director of Langham Partnership International.…
October = Pastor Appreciation Month – 10 ideas to make it a Month to Remember
Pastors are precious. I know my pastor is precious and I know your pastor is precious too! October is Pastor Appreciation Month so how can we…
The second mother effect: how Kamala Harris learned about the love of God from a saint downstairs
As the children’s book affirms, “everyone has a mother.” But what about a second mother? Kamala Harris identifies Regina Shelton as her second mom and she’s…
How NOW shall we live?
Every morning a new headline to break our heart, sear our conscience, convulse our emotions, and threaten our sense of safety and sanity. It feels increasingly…
The wake is over. He is home. George Floyd’s homegoing service and the sung Gospel
The wake is over. George Floyd’s homegoing service was carried by every major outlet around the world. From PBS to CNN to FOX to the BBC…
Three conversations over three days on how to change the world
Over the past three days I’ve had three conversations with three different people asking and answering the same query: the world needs to change, what can…
