(a Steve Orr scripture reflection)   Japan banned Christianity from the mid-17th to late-19th century. Before that ban, a large Christian...

Reflecting on my experiences from our first community gathering, I was struck by the questions posed by our group speakers and the...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection)   Mrs. Maguire’s algebra class wasn’t just cool. Some days it was downright cold!   Our spritely...

Many years ago, I was challenged by the words of Gandhi to the missionary E. Stanley Jones, as reported in Jones’s book, ...

(a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)   I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than...

Each October, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta takes place. It “creates an enchanted world of special shape balloon rodeos,...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection)   To say the old man struggled would be to use too light a word. “Struggled,” “wrestled,” “fought”;...

I have always been a dreamer, and I may have passed this “gift” on to my daughter and other family members. I am often back in PNG, and...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection)   I had been elevated  ... by the only person with the power and authority to do that.   Were you ever...

On the Internet at “the Phobia Page,” there are hundreds of words that describe phobias. There is even a phobophobia, which is a fear of...