A reflection on dignity, belonging, and learning to honor our own story without closing our hearts to others. Few questions are more personal than this: Who am I? Close behind it are two more: Where do I belong? Who are my people? These questions live deep inside every human heart. They shape how we see ourselves, how we relate to…
Jesus’ words in John 8:32, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” point to more than knowledge or honesty. They reveal the freedom that comes from receiving His truth, following His teaching, and allowing Him to heal old wounds. In Christ, truth not only exposes what is broken—it restores, renews, and sets us free. Real…
A biblical reflection on the character of God and the foundation of His righteous rule Introduction When we talk about the righteousness of God, we are talking about the simple but powerful truth that God always does what is right. He is never unfair, never dishonest, never confused, and never moved by selfish motives. Everything He does flows from who…
God’s justice can sound like a big church word, but the idea is simple: God always does what is right. He never cheats, never overlooks the truth, never plays favorites, and never makes a bad judgment. His justice is not something He turns on and off. It is part of who He is. God Always Does What Is Right The…
When I look at many of the challenges we face in America around race and ethnicity, Ephesians 4:18 comes to mind. In simple words, that verse talks about people whose understanding has become darkened, who are separated from the life God wants for them, because their hearts have become hard. That sounds like a spiritual issue, but we see it…
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (NIV) In everyday language, equality does not mean that every person has the same talents, strengths, experiences, intelligence, health, background, or opportunities. People are clearly different. Some are stronger, some are faster, some learn quickly, some struggle, some are…
In plain words, it is troubling when leaders try to make people afraid of something that has been part of American law for generations. Birthright citizenship is not a new idea. It comes from the 14th Amendment, which says that people born in the United States and subject to its laws are citizens. The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that principle…
History has a way of coming back around. As Harry S. Truman once said, “There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” In plain words, if we refuse to learn from the past, we are likely to repeat its mistakes. America has made serious mistakes before. We have seen racism, fear, division, cruelty, and…
In a democracy, law is supposed to be the set of rules that applies to everyone, and justice is supposed to be the promise that those rules are fair. Courts exist to protect that promise. They are meant to make sure that no president, governor, legislature, or powerful group can simply do whatever it wants. That is why recent Supreme…
