Although the second reading of the first Sunday in February was 1 Corinthians 13 (commonly known as the love chapter), the lectionary was not setting us up to celebrate Valentine’s Day. When Paul ...

Last week, I wrote on Love Never Fails. I am continuing to review and meditate on chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians, which includes that thought in verse 8. I want to delve a little deeper into this vast ...

One of my dearest friends, a retired teacher of German descent, tutors children at an urban school. Once, while working on reading with an 8-year-old African American child, they shared a book about ...

Find today’s readings here. “This I command you: Love one another.” What could be simpler? It can seem like “Love one another” should be something to which everyone can give agreement, a point of ...

Rev S. Brae Adams is the pastor of United Congregational Church in Worcester. “How, then, shall we live?” This was a question posed frequently by a beloved Seminary professor as we examined scripture ...

This week’s response to Psalm 103 calls attention to a familiar theme of the Bible, “love.” “Love one another as I have loved you.” Such a claim affords great comfort and consolation in these times.

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