What Now 2 Do

Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?

Anger And Grief

I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief. Uncertain attribution: sometimes incorrectly attributed to C. S. Lewis. It is a Lewis sentiment, but not his voice and not found in his writings.

Revealed Truth

One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses...

Advent /1: Consider

It's Advent (Note 1). A time of commemoration of Christ’s first coming and the anticipation of His second coming. In 2024, Advent starts on December 1st and runs through Christmas Eve December 24th. Christians often speak of Christ’s “first advent” and “second...

How Do You Know If You’re A Christian?

You used to be a slave of sin. Now you are a servant of righteousness. Romans 6:18. Sometimes people try to reach back and remember what they felt at some moment when they prayed a prayer or walked an aisle and felt an emotional attachment to Jesus. They think their...

Obedience

The fruit of the Spirit grows only in the garden of obedience. J. C. Ryle (1816 - 1900)

Assume The Position: Gratitude

It's Thanksgiving Day in America. No matter whether it is Thanksgiving Day where you are or not, this is the day the Lord has made. The appropriate position is one of gratitude. Gratitude for God's grace and faithfulness in our day to day lives. And gratitude for His...

Wiggle Room

There is no wiggle room: You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you. Colossians 3:13b GNT

Human Flourishing

Whether you believe man crawled up out of the primordial soup or was intelligently designed, the measure of a life or of a civilization is its flourishing. Human flourishing (Note 1) is directly proportional to human freedom. The greater the freedom, the greater...

Intolerant Tolerance

Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant; then it tries to silence good. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput

Tolerance

Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything. Of people who believe they are their own god. Adapted, G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)

Obedience

Either bring me the prize lamb, or bring me nothing at all. Malachi 1:6-14 "It seemed like a good idea at the time" is the antithesis of "is this bringing honor and glory to God."

Life Is Short

Life is so short. Grudges are a waste of time. Laugh when you can. Apologize when you should. Trust God with what you cannot change. Uncertain attribution.

Rejoice

This is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad, for all things are made new. We have, afresh, the choice between life and death. Let Heaven and Earth witness the choice you make. Oh that you would choose life.

Brownies

The correct term for gluten-free sugarless vegan brownies is compost.