This time of year, as so many people return from vacations and summer schedules (or don’t because they couldn’t get away in the first place), I think a lot about work and how it relates to worship. I find both in a multifaceted, multifunctional Hebrew word, avodah. Throughout Scripture, the… Read More

Prayer is one of the ways we can satisfy our inbuilt longing for God. The Psalmist says, “As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for you, the living God” (Psalm 42:1-2a). Prayer helps us express our deep desire… Read More