“A time to weep, … and a time to mourn” (Ecclesiastes 3:4). “Blessed are those who mourn: for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). She shares our tears, sorrows and fears;our Mother always is near. She hears our cries, our mournful sighs;Her comfort always is nigh. She feels our pain, eases our strain;Her comfort always […]

In the past few weeks more horrific mass shootings have occurred. In Buffalo, New York, at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood, an 18-year-old male white supremacist murdered 10 people and injured 3 others. In my state of Texas, an 18-year-old male murdered 19 fourth-grade students and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. […]

When we look all around our country and our world, we see the proliferation of violence, injustice, hate crimes. Our wounded, weary world and all of us in it are in deep need of healing. We may become discouraged, thinking there’s nothing we can do about all this.  We need Wisdom (Sophia in the Greek […]

When we look all around our country and our world, we see the proliferation of violence, injustice, hate crimes. Our wounded, weary world and all of us in it are in deep need of healing. We may become discouraged, thinking there’s nothing we can do about all this.  We need Wisdom (Sophia in the Greek […]

Inclusive Songs from the Heart of Gospel is out! The title of this new collection comes from our choice of gospel music tunes for most of our texts. This title is likewise appropriate for our songs set to other tunes because we draw from the meaning of the Greek New Testament word for “gospel,” euangelion, […]