If you can't tell by the heat, we are in full summer mode. Many are taking time away over the next couple of weeks for rest, play, and rejuvenation. Summer is also a great time to catch up on reading. Here are some books that would be a great read this summer. I've also listed…

A dear friend approached me at the door of the sanctuary on Sunday morning, tears slowly streaming down her face: 50 dead When worship started, that number was 23. In the course of an hour, as the church had gathered to worship and sing praises to God, the death toll in the Orlando nightclub shooting…

There have been few moments like Muhammad Ali stepping out of the shadows to take the Olympic torch from Janet Evans at the 96 Summer Games. It is fitting he lit the eternal flame that is the Olympic torch because his light is an eternal flame that will continue to shine long after his death.…