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Acting on our values
Just 10 days before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the Rabbinical Assembly in New York. In his address, Dr. King called on “people...
Doing what’s hard
A few weeks ago I met a lady who told me about her eight children. She and her husband have four biological children and four adopted children....
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
A young woman is regularly beaten by her husband, self-medicates with drugs and alcohol and loses her kids to foster care. A teenage boy runs away and...
A relationship with the Shepherd
When sheep fall over onto their backs, they can't get up. This is called a cast sheep. They need a shepherd to help them get back on...
Giving the gift of hope this Christmas
Spending Christmas with loved ones is a special time to rest, recharge and celebrate the birth of Jesus. But for some, Christmas can bring feelings of overwhelm...
Having faith bigger than your fears
My faith was put to a serious test four and a half years ago when my then 15-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine cancer that...
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Merry Christmas! Buckner is so thankful for you. We have enjoyed journeying through Advent with you. Ever since that special night in a lowly inn, Christmas offers...
There is hope and healing in the love of Christ
"But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, made us alive with Christ even though we were dead...
The wonder of Christmas
The wonder of Christmas. That's the theme of this year's Buckner Advent Guide. That makes me think of the Christmas carol, "Joy to the World." In the...
A relationship with God brings peace
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by...