Like a warm breeze on a perfect summer morning, a voice of grace and compassion rings across more than 3,000 years in this Sunday’s reading from the Hebrew Bible. The voice doesn’t belong to a grown ...

“If only Naaman would see the prophet who is in Samaria. He would cure Naaman’s leprosy.” – II Kings 5:3The Inclusive Bible Naaman was a valiant warrior, commander of the army of Aram (Syria). He had ...

The Revised Common Lectionary once again presents us, this 21st Sunday after Pentecost, with wonderful lessons that teach essential elements of the Judeo-Christian way. Moreover, those lessons are ...

We know almost nothing about her. She’s a little child, probably had a loving family. But the girl finds herself enslaved, seized by raiders from Aram (Syria). The child is taken to serve the wife of ...