Christ is risen! We learn how to make all of life sacred by making one moment of our life sacred. While that may really sound paradoxical, it makes perfect sense when you consider that it's only by a focused effort I can wake up to a wider truth. If I try...
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Christ is risen! In the ancient Roman Empire there were three charges the authorities used to persecute the early Christians: 1. They were Atheists - You see, the Christians didn't believe in the pagan gods. 2. They were incestuous - They had weekly "love feasts" and called each other brother...
Christ is risen! It was both amusing and, yes, a bit hurtful. We were having an argument. It was one of those arguments that got real personal real fast. You know the kind of arguments between people who are family and think they really know each other well. Well, my relative...
Christ is risen! I love this: Carl Rogers said "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Isn't that a wonderful and challenging paradox? The truth is life is filled with paradox, and Orthodoxy is the Faith of Paradox. After all, our...
Christ is risen! It's a running joke in the family: "Where do you want to go eat?" "I don't know. Where do you want to go?" What ensues now is a comedy of conversation that sees me offer several places, all of which are rejected. So, I finally say "OK,...
Christ is risen! Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." and yet we humans love making excuses. One of the lessons I am trying to teach my daughters is when I have to correct them not to immediately...
"It's Good to Talk About These Things!" It sure is.
Christ is risen! OK, THAT got my attention! Bill was notorious for falling asleep in Mr. Thompson's Lit class. To be fair, the class was right after lunch and all of us sometimes struggled to "stay focused" during some of Mr. Thompson's lectures, but he really worked hard to keep...
