Berndt, Brooks

In the Gospel reading for this Sunday, we are faced with the agonizing vulnerability of a 12-year...

Imagine that you have the opportunity to improve the lives of countless persons by simply flipping...

Recently, as I undertook my daily devotional practice of reading a chapter from the Bible on my...

Lorie Shaull While waiting to speak at an environmental event earlier this year, another speaker...

Some years ago a sermon title caught my eye. Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon had announced the...

With my six-year-old daughter, I am always careful not to push my own passions onto her due to...

Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Anyone Who Has a Heart for Children, Let me begin with a...

On September 15th of 1982, more than 125 people gathered at Coley Springs Baptist Church in Warren...

More than one classic cartoon character has been portrayed as being so beset by misfortune that he...

A number of years ago as a divinity school student I found myself attending a rally for the...

Reflection on the October 1st Lectionary Reading—Exodus 17: 1-17 It has been said that climate...

With media coverage that swivels its focus at a dizzying speed, the attention span of adults has...

As I whisked my two-year old daughter to the restroom at our local nature center, my eyes landed...

One of the most poignant scenes depicted in the Bible is Joseph's "coming out party," the moment...

"I get enough bad news during the week. I don't need to hear more of it in a sermon." As much as I...

When preachers reflect from the pulpit on the familiar parable of the sower, many undoubtedly...

A recent viral video explores the simple question, “What if Earth treated us the way we treat...