WORKS OF MERCY
Dorothy Day (1887-1980) wrote, “If I did not believe, if I did not make what is called an act of faith (and each act of faith […]
April 2016
KNOW YOUR JESUS
One major concern with constantly being taught is that we have a tendency to believe everything a teacher (preacher) says without question. This is part […]
INVADED BY GOD
Much has been said about “visitations from God” and I suppose that is a legitimate experience, but what I read in the teachings of Jesus […]
THE WORD ANSWER
Karl Barth (1886-1968) once wrote, “Let us approach the subject of prayer from the given fact that God answers. God is not deaf, but listens; […]
THE NARROW WAY
In the night the “narrow way” was impressed upon me. Jesus said, “Enter by the narrow gate, for the gate is wide, and the way […]
WHAT I WANT SAID
Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-1968) said, “We all think about it and every now and then I think about my own death and I think […]
THE MOUNT IS TO MAKE US
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) wrote, “We are not built for the mountains and the dawns and aesthetic affinities; those are for moments of inspiration that is […]
PLACE SETTING
I learned something the other night after setting a sandwich plate down on the table for dinner. The sandwich is supposed to be cut diagonally […]
MUTUAL ENCOURAGEMENT
“See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, […]