The Wonder of a Child: What It Means to Have Childlike Faith
Could there be more to Jesus’ words about childlike faith than just an openness to mystery and astonishment?
The Importance of Asking Questions
Maybe this is part of Jesus’ call for us to maintain a childlike faith: he wants us to ask more questions. Even the ones that may not have simple answers.
Read and Respond: Playdates with God
I’ve been playing more lately. Monday, I needed a break, so I pedaled downtown on my bicycle and treated myself to lunch. I rode back with raindrops falling on my head. Another day, I colored while eating leftovers in the dining room. Last week, I took an hour or so...
Through the Waters
She came out of the water, dripping and happy, and I couldn’t believe that I got to witness this cousin of mine, this cousin I hadn’t seen for years until recently, soaked through to the soul from the waters of baptism. I barely remember Carmen as a child,...
There and Back Again: Jesus Died?
When one of my nephews was just five or six, he and his sisters went to church with my mom. Having not attended Sunday School much in his young life, he was new to the stories of the Bible and the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life. At one point in the sermon, the...
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