Monthly Archives: November 2018
Once again, we have endured another mid-term election. Positions of power were maintained in some quarters and lost in others, but the way in which power will be exercised in the future will remain the same. While these elections will certainly change the way our country is run, we need to remember that Jesus will have none of it…..
Paul tells us that we are temples where the Holy Spirit can dwell. Sadly, most of our sanctuaries are empty, bereft of any sound except the sigh of our beleaguered souls. It is only when our temples are filled with the Holy Spirit that our inarticulate groaning can become a choir. Just as each human voice box has a unique…..
Many of you are familiar with the Disneyland ride, Pirates of the Caribbean. The ride begins with a leisurely float through a calm blue bayou only to be interrupted by a talking skull who warns you of the perilous journey ahead and concludes with the haunting benediction that dead men tell no tales. I would argue that the book of…..
If the meek inherit the earth then we are valuing the wrong people when we study history, philosophy, and religion. The volunteer in the soup kitchen is more important than the president of the United States. The old man sharing life lessons with his children is more profound than Aristotle speaking in front of the Lyceum. The farmer at his prayers…..
