Christ is risen! I always tell folks that God has four basic answers to our prayers: Yes, No, Wait a while, and "You've got to be kidding Me!" I confess I've heard that last one from the Lord on more than one occasion. But what interests me the most is a...
Christ is risen! We've heard so much about "light" and "darkness" and stories of people having near-death experiences and seeing a "light" at the end of a tunnel and being drawn to that "light." And not to mention the common fear of children of the dark, the popularity of "night lights"...
Christ is risen! Sometimes explaining things to kids is easier than explaining deep concepts to adults. Children seem to be able to grasp deep ideas with a matter-of-fact joy that all too often is just not possible for we "grown ups." And that's because the kids haven't yet been jaded...
Christ is risen! There's an old Jewish proverb that says "What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth." Of course, the ancient Latin playwright, Plautus, famously declared "Seeing is believing all the world over." So what is it about seeing, or observing, that makes believing possible? It...
Christ is risen! They say that you can't buy happiness. Well, that's a bit subjective, because some folks are very happy for a short time when they spend money. There is even a genuine psychological disorder that deals with folks who are addicted to spending money. So, I guess it...
Christ is risen!Identity is a powerful reality, and filled with all kinds of information. But your own understanding of who you are and where you belong is central to how you order your life. I never will forget my first post-liturgical coffee hour after being received into the Eastern Orthodox...
Christ is risen! "Step right up Ladies and Gentlemen, see the most amazing sights you could ever imagine!" You've heard these words before. Carnival barkers trying to get you to spend the money to see the "amazing snake boy, half boy, half snake!" Or the "amazing Elephant Man." Curiosity, entertainment,...
Christ is risen! I come from a generation that was suspicious of tattoos! And the generation before me, forget about it! My grandfather, a lifelong police officer, always said that tattoos were degrading to a man. Wow, some pretty strong words, especially in light of today's generation that consider "body...
Christ is risen! T.S. Eliot, one of the 20th century's major poets, said: "And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness." It strikes me as significant that an author would write something like that. And, in...
Christ is risen! When I was a police officer, we were trained on how to spot counterfeit money. But the interesting thing is we weren't trained to spot bad bills by studying the fake money. We were trained to spot the fake bills by being obsessively familiar with the real...
