Renovation
So, did I tell you that we are renovating our home? It’s been a huge pain. We started making plans almost 2 years ago, and then marching through the actions necessary: decisions, contracts, decisions, movers, decisions, temporary quarters, decisions - did I mention how many decisions there are that need to be made? Nightmare.
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The Pharisee in the Mirror
Reading “The Sermon on the Mount” by Emmet Fox. Our thoughts define us. "For as he thinkest in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7
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The Problem with Seeking Racism
Now that we, as a Nation, seem to be passionately engaged in our quest to find, and root out, all racism; I thought it might be instructive to tell a couple stories illustrating how useful of a tool this is.
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Yes, But do you Believe?
My friends and I were wondering recently why Evangelicals seem to be the only ones who actively evangelize anymore. It’s baffling, but I think I’ve stumbled upon the reason: It is because they believe in God.
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The Tower of Babel Comes Down…Again
For so long I have heard of the ‘wonders’ of modern man. Our intelligence, our military, our education, our science, our media - let’s face it: our extraordinary advancements that so many seem to think we just acquired through our own power and knowledge.
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It Ain’t All Pretty
I stood looking at the sunrise this morning. First the light tint of pink in the sky.
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“The Feast of Feet that Run”
Mary Magdalene stands outside the tomb, weeping. First the angels ask: “Woman, why are you weeping?”
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Speaking of Prophetic Dreams…
I have had 3 dreams that have seemed very prophetic to me - at the time, and still today.
The Mercy that Lets us See
I thought of my local Church this morning. The massive Cross on top of it was found to be cracking with no hope of repair. It was taken down less than a month ago. Then a friend reminded me yesterday of the fire of Notre Dame on April 15, 2019. Now the stopping of Masses. And I realized that perhaps the Lord is speaking to us - once again - of the condition of our HEARTS; not our appearances.
What Fear Can Teach a Parent
So, I am a pretty fearless person. Drive a truck by myself from Canada to South Florida - no big deal. Fly to Paris with 2 teenage daughters, rent a car, and drive around the suburbs - no big deal. Any medical procedure - no big deal. I just breathe deeply, and venture forth.
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Our ‘Backwards’ God
“For since in the wisdom of God the world did not come to know God through wisdom, it was the will of God through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who have faith. For Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” 1 Cor. 1:20-25
Good Enough for St. Michael
So. I was reading a Catholic website, where Catholics were speaking to each other. Then I was reading a Conservative website, where just conservatives were speaking to each other. And lastly, I was reading a Secular website, where secularists, liberals & conservatives were speaking to each other. And they all had something in common.
No Resurrection Without Death
Listen, and I will tell you a secret. It was whispered to me in class yesterday - and once I heard it; everything changed. The secret is this:
Breakfast Dishes
Breakfast is over, 3 bellies full and all are happily playing in the playroom.
8. Did you Know… some details of the early Church Martyrs?
We noted last week how the Early Christians valued the Unity of the Church under their ‘Fathers’, the Bishops. Yet there was another authority in the early Church, and it was the authority of the Martyrs.
Did You Know… the importance of the Unity of the Church to the Fathers?
The Early Christians saw the Unity of the Church as a sign of the unity of Christ’s divine and human natures, along with the unity of the Trinity.
Did You Know #6 - How the Bible came to be?
Among the early Fathers, we have seen that the oral tradition, and their unbroken connection back to the Apostles was essential. In addition, they were equally devoted to Scripture, and felt it absolutely essential to the transmission, and living, of the faith. St. Jerome wrote, “To be ignorant of Scripture is to be ignorant of Christ.”
New Sheriff in Town
Her distress was quickly apparent. Within just a few minutes of speaking, the tears were flowing. Her tale was especially sad – not because of the tragedy of it - but because of the sameness.
Run… TO WIN!
“You really need to pick a sport,” he said to me. “You’re the most noncompetitive person I know, and you need to fix that. Pick a sport and team to be passionate about and join everyone else!”
Pagan is, as Pagan does. And that is a good thing!
There's been a lot of talk and anguish recently about the fact that a pagan business is not showing CHRISTmas images on its coffee cups.