Tag: Family & Relationships

At times, planning an interfaith wedding feels like owning an obscure make of car. You go all around town trying to find parts for it, only to discover that no one has them. As it turns out, you need to make them yourself, in your garage.

Story and parable are potent teaching tools. So far, Arlo picks up on all sorts of stories we tell, including biblical ones.

The pastor took a wrong step. I read about his accident in a yellowing El Paso Times blurb. The road was busy. He was a school master and retired pastor and was going home and then he was gone in the speed of a car. A screech, pain, blood and he was sent home to the God he followed throughout his life.

We want to have it all together and try to fool God — whatever form God takes in our lives — into believing that we have it all together. The truth, though, is that God recognizes that we are in need of healing, whether we make that clear or not.

The Bible has a number of incredible love stories. But among my favorites is the story of the prodigal son, who leaves his family but is joyfully welcomed home despite his failures (Luke 15).

My favorite love story is Ruth and Naomi. It's of two women of different cultures and different values, brought together by marriage.

When do we ask for help? I have often thought about this question. For various reasons, life becomes overwhelming. We struggle and suffer under seemingly impossible trials at one time or another.