Jeannetta Scriven is pictured holding a Thurman book in her son's library that houses the remarkable book collection of her late husband, Rev. Charles Scriven. When I was a new chaplain at Big Bend ...

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 ...

As a Christian minister, I naturally find the words of Jesus inspiring. We think of Jesus as personifying God's unconditional love, and he does. However, how often do we recognize how intelligent he ...

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 ...

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 ...