St. Paul United Church of Christ

My mother used to try to pull everyone into self-confidence by saying, “You are the greatest star.” She’d say it to me to pull me out of my childhood shyness, which mortified me, of course. The last thing a shy person wants to be is the star of [...]

Sometimes we can glimpse the future through an individual. In some people, the future seems to arrive ahead of [...]

As we face the so-called debt crisis, and its debt “service,” I keep thinking of the beatitude that says, “Blessed are the poor.” It obviously means a blessing for those in debt. Being “under water” in our own homes, being out of pocket, [...]

As we face the so-called debt crisis, and its debt “service,” I keep thinking of the beatitude that says, “Blessed are the poor.” It obviously means a blessing for those in debt. Being “under water” in our own homes, being out of pocket, [...]

God has just finished visiting the ten plagues upon the people of Egypt, and Pharaoh has given the Israelites permission—actually, has begged them—to leave. The Israelites know it’s time to get the heck out of Dodge, so they head out with their [...]