One of the unanticipated purposes of this column over the past several decades has been to point out with love and pride ways that our belief in God and God's love for us sneaks into our world in ...

Children who attend United Methodist churches across the state have compiled "Dear God" prayers for state legislators. The children will present the prayer books during the first Children's March, ...

I have asked you, dear readers, to share with me the bedtime prayers taught to you by your parents and again you have filled my inbox with joy, piety and love. Bedtime prayers are deeply important ...

A few days after having surgery for cancer, I imbibed Irreverent Prayers in great, refreshing gulps. I wept, I laughed, I felt entirely understood—and I wished I could give the book to all pastors, ...