Martin B. Copenhaver
Slow to answer: Memo to the congregation
Prayers offered by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, a large and long-awaited study has found....
Chariot of fire: 2 Kings 2:1-12
Elijah, the great prophet who has traveled the length of Israel and spoken the word of the Lord directly to Israel’s king, is now about to take the longest journey of all....
Starting over: Genesis 9:8-17; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15
Sometimes I’m watching TV news and reach the point where I cannot take in all the violence and destruction. So I turn off the television and try to get involved in something that will take my mind off the news. God, however, does not have that option. God does not have a remote control to change the channels. God cannot move to the suburbs or close a door to hide from the violence. God’s eyes are not averted. God’s heart is not numbed.
Portrait of a pastor: Mysteries and blessings
It seems as if all the pastors I know either have read Marilynne Robinson’s novel Gilead or claim that it is on the top of the pile of books they intend to read....
The making of a postliberal: Formed and reformed: Two stories
Sitting on the four corners of an intersection in the town where I grew up are the public school, the library, the town hall and my home church....