If you’re like me, you were impressed by the athletes of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. In them we witnessed both the rewards of hard work and the traumatizing effects of extreme expectation.

We often picture God as a judge, sitting at His bench, waiting to catch us, judge us and hold us accountable. Not only is this not a healthy and constructive image, it is not the image our rabbis and ...

When I was little, I pored over the stories of the saints, especially the martyrs. I was morbidly fascinated by stories of little 6-year-old Conchita of the Drooping Veil who loved God so passionately ...

This weekend, Christians all over the country will attend services in their churches and hear a simple message: God loves you. It’s an important message, make no mistake. It’s the basis of our faith.

That is the topic of Rabbi Shai Held’s new book, “Judaism Is About Love,” which is also the topic of today’s “Martini Judaism” podcast. Wait a second, you are saying, isn’t this supposed to be Martini ...

I would be devastated if God was a detached god. One who created us and then sat back and left us to fend for ourselves. A god who left us in our sins with no plan of rescue or hope for a transformed ...

A couple years ago, I found myself in an unexpected place. After fifty years of passionately and vigorously serving in ministry, I suddenly felt stripped of all physical strength, which depleted me of ...

“I pray that you ... may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” —Ephesians 3:17-18 Two weeks ago, my oldest daughter, Kayla, ...

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not ...

I did something different this Easter. I had chloroplast signs professionally made that simply stated “You are loved” with no marketing or agenda included. Three friends joined me as we stood on a ...

Holiday travel. It isn’t easy. Then why do we do it? Why cram the trunks and endure the airports? You know the answer. We love to be with the ones we love. The 4-year-old running up the sidewalk into ...