I was baptized in the United Methodist Church of Simi Valley in 1968 by my uncle, who was the pastor there at the time. While …

If you were to ask how many sacraments there are or just what makes a particular action a sacrament, you are likely to get more …

What do the riverbanks of the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. at Cherry Blossom time, Atlanta at Dogwood festival time, New York at Christmas, the …

It is easy for me to think of towering trays and tiny cups, filled with Welch’s grape juice. Part of my “preacher’s kid” childhood was …

Week Six: SACRAMENT     The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. Saint …

I wrote this in 2002 after two spinal surgeries kept me in bed at home for months.  I called this piece “Love” then — and …

– a word used so often that it can lose its meaning.  It has been written about by poets, philosophers, songwriters and romance novelists.  It …

Love The Golden Rule, By Janet J. Anderson   Love your neighbor as yourself. This is the path The soul chooses, To wake up believing …

When I was a teenager I joined an introductory spirituality class with some close friends, their parents and one of my favorite teachers. We met …

Week Five: LOVE       Nobody has ever measured, not even the poets, how much love the heart can hold. Zelda Fitzgerald   Matthew …