Prayer is to the skeptic a delusion, a waste of time. To the believer it represents perhaps the most important use of time.

Some who attempt prayer never have the sense of anyone listening on the other end. They blame themselves for doing it wrong.... Prayer requires the faith to believe that God listens.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

There is but one true Giver in the universe; all else are debtors.

I would far rather convey grace than explain it.

Most observers understand the difference between a committed Christian who accepts Jesus as a model for living and a 'cultural Christian' who happens to live in a nation with a Christian heritage. Most Muslims do not.

Some of us seem so anxious about avoiding hell that we forget to celebrate our journey toward heaven.