The God Relationship

Prayer is communication with God in all its forms. This includes intimate as well as seemingly distant communication, from text messages to touch, from speech to silent connection. Prayer establishes the bridge between God and humanity. It is as vital to our well-being, both now and in whatever is to come, to develop a flourishing […]

Psalm 23 is the most popular of all 150 psalms. It is personal, faith-building and assuring. It is one of the psalms attributed to King David, who was himself a shepherd of the sheep. To hear and pray these words, we have to accept the fact that we are, after all is said and done, […]

Scripture is meant to be prayed as well as read. You can open yourself to the inspired words of God and let them address you; you can and must respond to Scripture, so as to enter into a kind of dialogue with God through the medium of the Bible. Such an activity has been going […]

If you want to understand the Hebrew Bible, you have to understand the meaning of two of the major words. If you would better grasp what God is about and what is going on between God and Israel – make that between God and humanity – you need to grasp their significance. The first word […]

Christians are urged to pray for others through the healing power of Jesus Christ. You simply have to risk believing that Jesus continues to bring healing of body, soul and spirit. And also that as a Christian, God can and will empower you to pray not only for the healing of others, but also for […]

Doing is important. We spend our days doing and thinking about things we want and need to do. Our identity and sense of value is wrapped up in what we do. In a real way, we are what we do; what we do determines who we are. When we define our faith life, we likely […]