Friend, How Did You Get In?
It's not just my recurring dream (nightmare, really) but it has been found to be a common dream for much of humanity. You know the one I mean: I'm standing in a fancy party with either my pajamas on or no pants! In other words, I am NOT dressed...
Do You Love Me?
I'll never forget seeing "Fiddler on the Roof" for the first time! "If I were a rich man...." "Tradition! Tradition!" But one of the most moving moments was when Tevye, being confronted with the "new" way his daughters were finding a husband (actually choosing for themselves! The HORROR!), asks...
Deceived!
He was slick and I was young. He was offering me "a great deal" and it was only a 12 month contract. I was young and naive and I signed. It was too expensing; it was a lousy deal, and it was an annual contract that automatically renewed! And...
What You Treasure Reveals Where Your Heart IS!
I've always been both inspired and disturbed by the Lord's words "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." This passage has always struck me as an immediate "gut check" no matter when I confront it. And that makes sense because the whole purpose of the phrase...
By What Authority
You've heard me say this before if you've been reading a while: Being shrewd isn't necessarily the same as being wise. And the reason is an evil man can be shrewd and calculating, but only a good man can be truly wise. Now that doesn't mean that shrewdness is always...
Fatih Encouraged LIVE – Baptism!
Just in case you missed last night's great program on Baptism with my special guest Metropolitan Savas, here's a link to listen at your leisure! Just click the pic!
He Escaped From Their Hands
OK, I'm afraid of closed in places. I think it's called "claustrophobia." The first time I remember discovering this uneasy feeling was when I was a boy and we were playing hide and seek. I found this perfect hiding place in a small cupboard in the kitchen. And it...
THIS Sunday’s NEW Faith Encouraged LIVE Program
Please share this with your parish and your friends and join me and my very special guest Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh as we discuss the Power and Purpose of Baptism. Your calls and questions will make this program special so get ready to call in Sunday night! Our call...
The Spirit Drives Him into the Desert!
The Centers for Disease Control came out with their 2012 report on Births in the US and they discovered that out of the almost 4 million births in America, over 1,600,000 babies were born in this year to unwed women. You can read the entire report at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr62/nvsr62_09.pdf While I...
He Must Increase
Don't you just HATE IT when you're wrong! I mean really, is there anything so frustrating or even embarrassing as having to admit "I was wrong." And yet, there is nothing more character building than being able to say that. Stinks, doesn't it? The very thing my pride fights against...