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 ...

I once read a study that was conducted on people who lived to be 100 years old. The researcher found that these people lived long and contented lives for the following reasons: It was Shakespeare who ...

Once, I heard about an ambitious young man who asked a successful entrepreneur, “What is your secret to success?” “But,” the young man questioned as patiently as he could, “How can I tell when my ...

DARTMOUTH — In December 2005, Marcia Hathaway was given the opportunity to take over an e-prayer chain at the Congregational Church of South Dartmouth. The prayers that were inspired by those requests ...

Virginia Ray of San Rafael uses the sky as one of her most popular canvases. It is the background upon which the 41-year-old artist places hand- dyed paper prayer flags that, once installed, are ...