Reverend Pam McGrath

“But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from...

February is the month we talk about love. Valentine’s Day is when we celebrate “eros”—the intimate, passionate love of two people. The...

When she was in third grade, one of my daughters came home in tears. "Mom," she said, "I can't be friends any more with Laura." Oh, dear,...

When my maternal grandmother was dying of emphysema, she was afraid. Her failing lungs couldn't take in enough air, so she felt a...

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings in tune without words, and never stops at all.”—Emily Dickinson...

The Sunrise My husband Doug just got back from a "storytelling camp" in Florida. Like always, I asked him who he met and what stories he...

Each season brings with it a promise. Spring brings the promise of new life, for example, and summer the promise of warm days at the...

This Lenten season, I have been thinking about the power of blessings. An old folktale tells about a wealthy man on his deathbed. He...

I grew up in a family that was only one generation away from the farm. Like people in most traditional societies, my grandparents grew up...

As a child, I was fascinated with the cartoons about Scrooge McDuck. Do you remember him, with his yellow-orange bill and feet, his...