By Lynne M. Baab — Perhaps you’re like me, and you read Old Testament passages about idols and idolatry from a great distance. I simply can’t relate to someone carving…
By Lynne M. Baab — Illustration by Dave Baab I watched my granddaughter’s face as she described the bunnies at her preschool. I could see softness and joy when she said,…
By Lynne M. Baab — Illustration by Dave Baab I can’t imagine there’s an English speaking person on the face of the earth who hasn’t heard the comparison of “human…
Lynne Baab’s book Nurturing Hope: Christian Pastoral Care in the Twenty-First Century, is one of the richest resources on pastoral care that I have ever read. The depth and breadth of her…
Today we celebrate All Saints Day! We encourage you to also check out these great posts written a few years ago – One Protestant’s Reflection on All Saints Day by…
By Lynne Baab — 1367 years ago, on August 31, 651, Bishop Aiden of Lidisfarne died, so today I am reflecting on his life. I have learned several significant things…
By Lynne M. Baab — Stress is ramping up. I use the term “new/old” to describe the stress people today deal with. “Old” sources of stress include all sorts of…
By Lynne M. Baab — In my first post in this series, I described a community dinner and a prayer support group as examples of patterns of Christian caring that are now…
By Lynne Baab — For more than 20 years, a church in Seattle has offered dinner on Wednesday nights to anyone who wants to come. Numerous homeless people and others…
