Conversations with Scripture not as someone has told

not as someone has told you how to pray

Prayer is always a gift

with particular attention to how the writings and experiences of earlier Christians can shed light on the difficulties

Prayers for national occasions: Inauguration Day

Crafton usually sits down at her computer and sends out an e-mail that says simply

Conversations with Scripture not as someone has toldThe best of therapy and spiritual direction begins with telling stories that describe where we have been and where we are going. Luke is neither a psychologist nor a spiritual director, but intuitively he understands the importance of storytelling as the key to human growth, change, and healing. Speaking to the crisis of faith faced by his church, Luke retells the story of Jesus birth, ministry, death, and resurrection as a means of addressing the