Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Saint or Sinner?
A saint is a sinner who keeps trying. The struggle is a sign of holiness. St Josemaria Escriva. [Paraphrased].
On Humility And Inescapable Gratitude
Becoming a Christian is an inherently humbling process. Not incidentally humbling. Inherently humbling. And it should work itself out into every dimension of our lives. On inherent humility: “Two men went up to the temple complex to pray, one a Pharisee and the other...
On God And Government
The God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? Thomas Jefferson [Paraphrased]
The Wise And The Foolish
America is not divided by race, color, gender, or sexual orientation. America is divided into wise people and fools. And fools divide themselves by race, color, gender, or sexual orientation. Uncertain attribution, but they likely have been...
C.S. Lewis On COVID-19
Here is what CS Lewis had to say in 1948 when everyone was focused on the threat of the atomic bomb (emphasis added): “In one way we think a great deal too much of the atomic bomb. ‘How are we to live in an atomic age?’ I am tempted to reply: ‘Why, as you would have...
Mysteries?
I do not believe God works in mysterious ways. He works in miraculous and manifest ways.
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Good Morning
I see that God is STILL on His throne this morning. And, lo, there at his right hand, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To wit: “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalm 46:10 NLT The...
Try?
Do, or do not. There is no try. Yoda
One Word
Relationship. The Trinity. And with us.
The End Is Nigh
Think we are in End Times and the Rapture is just around the corner? Maybe. Maybe not. In the meantime, here is a prophetic word: Every generation should live life as though Jesus was returning in their lifetime. From the #imjustsaying series
Begin With The End In Mind
In the organizing of societies, as in the living out of our lives, there are two potential gods: government or God. Choose wisely. The end depends on the beginning.
Parable Of The Sower, Explicated
One of Jesus' well known teachings is the parable of the sower, told to an immense crowd gathered on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. His closest disciples approached Jesus afterwards and asked "Why do you use these hard-to-understand illustrations?" Jesus explained...
A Case Study
The news these days is filled with reports about Black Lives Matter. Notice the upper case. This denotes a proper noun, which represents a radical Neo-Marxist organization intent on destroying the freedom and faith based societies that comprise Western Civilization,...
Systemic Racism And The Human Heart. And A Bit About The Culture War
Systemic Racism? The Cultural Civil War. Two topics that Christians must be clear on in order to know #WhatNowToDo. Here are two articles to help discern clarity and truth. Systemic Racism And The Human Heart: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/06/65536/ The...
A New Day. A Fresh Slate
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness;his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT) God's love and mercy are fresh each morning. The beginning of a new day provides a fresh start where the...
Here Is The Thing
The solution cannot come from Washington. Washington is the polestar of the problem. Nor will the solution come from state or local government. Likewise it will not come from defunded police or no police. The solution starts in your own heart. In your family and...
Spread The Joy
Send a letter, card, or other word of encouragement to everyone you are prompted about today. Do it.
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