CHECK YOUR ARMOR
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes […]
October 2018
TRINITARIAN SUBSTANCE
As I consider the ‘fullness of God’ I am keenly aware of the worship and mystery in considering such things. Worship leads to thanksgiving and […]
HOLINESS FRIGHTENS ME
St Claude De La Colombiere (1641-1682) was a French Jesuit priest and wrote this prayer: “My God, I have no desire for great holiness, perhaps […]
TO DIE FOR
We often hear… and perhaps say… that we would die for our family, our wife/husband or children and so forth. And no question about it…most […]
THE REAL PRESENCE
The Russian Orthodox priest Anthony Bloom (1914-2003) once wrote, “There was once an eighteenth century priest who asked an aged peasant what he was doing […]
EVEN MORE SLOWLY
We need to face our culture squarely. We need to ask where we find wisdom and encouragement to select and balance our time commitments. To […]
GOING MORE SLOWLY
How strange it would be to intentionally limit our participation in extra curricular, business, community, or church programs for the sake of family mealtime or […]
I DO NOT KNOW
The Desert Fathers (Fourth Century AD) have many wonderful sayings and stories. I like this one: “Once some of the old men came to Abba […]
LOOKING FOR STONES
The gospels tell of a woman who “was caught in adultery” (“in the very act of adultery” NKJV) and the scribes and Pharisees confronted Jesus […]
GRACE AND TRUST
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) wrote, “May I just give you this word? Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an […]