Ray Tetz

(También español) The envelope was larger than most and looked like it might contain some photographs.

(También español) Jesus then called on the disciples to take an active role in the miracle

(También español) The Amtrak train was my chosen means of transport to a meeting I was attending in San Diego.

One of the earliest religious terms I learned as a child was “remember.” Because it is the first word of the fourth commandment, my Sabbath-keeping parents treated it as more than a word—it was both a sacred command and a holy invitation. We were admonished to remember God’s power in creating the world—and we were…

Full disclosure: I’m terrible at New Year’s resolutions. Not keeping them (although I’m pretty bad at that, too). I’m not very good at making them in the first place, and I end up with resolutions that are so aspirational that they would best be considered myths. I suspect I’m not alone in this. Humans seem…

The planning committee that had gathered in the heavenly conference room were already well into the agenda when someone brought up the shepherds. That slowed things down a bit. The committee had worked through all of the essentials: the timing, the geographical coordinates, the undisclosed location (sure to be a surprise!), the primary participants, even…

There are a good many things that have been said about Simon Peter, but describing him as putting people at ease through his good humor and charm probably isn’t one of them. Not the Peter we know. The scriptural scenes from his life are a stream of impulse and awkwardness, bold movement followed by almost…

The Pacific Union Conference is comprised of five states in the Pacific Southwest: Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, and the island state of Hawaii. It’s a big territory—more than 12% of the total area of the United States. How big? 487,083 square miles big! More than three quarters of a million miles of roads keep us…

I remember it as a serious moment during which he was eloquent in explaining the importance of having a good watch and knowing what time it was. In a small wooden box in which I keep little things that I would be sad to lose, I have an old-fashioned golden pocket watch that my grandpa…