Mothers Become Peacemakers in Israel, Palestine

I’ve never met a mother who didn’t want her child to grow up to be a kind and loving person. But because my ministry often takes me to conflict zones, I’ve met many mothers for whom that challenge is unusually daunting. In recent years, I’ve...

5 Ways Nurses Mirror Jesus’ Work, Activity

Nurses deserve our utmost gratitude as they literally keep us alive physically, in addition to meeting our social, emotional and spiritual needs. May 12 is International Nurses Day, and I want to celebrate the work of nurses by offering a theological reflection on...

What the Poor Taught Me About Faith

The poor tend to be more religious. This was a key finding from a 2009 study by Tomas Rees on the relationship between poverty and religiousness. He found that personal insecurity (due to stressful situations, such as poverty) was an important determinant of...