For Jeremy Johnson and his wife, Mary Beth, giving didn’t start with joy—it started with survival. After getting married, they found themselves chasing what Jeremy calls the “Brentwood lifestyle,” and before long, that pursuit led to significant debt. They knew giving mattered, but their understanding of it was narrow and
Setting—and Reaching—God-Honoring Goals (Part One) Research shows something surprising: Most people don’t struggle with accomplishing goals; they struggle with setting them in the first place. Also See: Setting—and Reaching—God-Honoring Goals (Part Two) ‘Crazy Lorenzo’ joins other fictional Methodists A new novel, “The Deliverance of Barker McRae,” is set in the
Milosz, Herbert, and Myself (1956-1967) I have often been asked to describe what it was like to spend an evening relaxing with Czeslaw Milosz and Zbigniew Herbert. But I have a problem, summed up by the old joke that “Whoever says they remember the Sixties wasn’t really there.” The most
Maurine Some people feel like this woman who said: “If you can show me why the Fall matters—in this moment—then maybe I’ll listen. If not, the kids are crying, and I have reality to deal with.” Scot Hello friends, and welcome to Meridian Magazine’s Come Follow Me podcast. We’re Scot
ELCA Observes National Day of Racial Healing CHICAGO (Jan. 15, 2026) — In observance of the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), in partnership with Augsburg Fortress Publishers, will host “Just Us Narratives: A Night of Centering Multiracial Voices Across the ELCA” on Tuesday, Jan.
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1–12 Devotion Peter wrote this letter to the churches in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) around A.D. 62 to encourage believers facing growing persecution. These early Christians were secure in their “imperishable, undefiled, and unfading” inheritance as co-heirs with Christ (v.4). They didn’t fear persecution; in fact, they
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the Second Sunday after the Epiphany. The topic of this Sunday’s message is the practicing Christian’s partnership with Christ. Readings: Isaiah 49: 1-7; 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9; and John 1: 29-42 Message: Partners with Christ Link: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2026/01/sundays-at-all-hallows-january-18-2026.html Please feel free to
There is a goal, but no way.—Kafka It is undeniable that there is an unknown (the geographers of antiquity drew an analogy of this unknown with the famous expression terra incognita with which they marked the edge of their great map). At the margins of reality that the eye embraces,