“ You Pharisees and teachers are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You're like tombs that have been whitewashed. On the...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) We were miles out, and no matter which direction I turned, there was no land to be seen. I recall...

Satan received permission from God to test the disciples (Luke 22.31), and he wants to take control of us, so he tempts us as well. As...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Francie’s Aunt Sissy had a dark side. Francie Nolan is 11 years old when A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...

Recently a friend of mine took me out for lunch and he, “footed the bill.” There were several of us at the restaurant, but he didn’t...

(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) What is it with Hollywood making folk heroes out of very real bad guys? In Butch Cassidy and the...

Several years ago, I was attending an anthropology conference in New Orleans, and I was rooming with Professor Kenneth Pike, who for many...

(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...