Isaiah Preaches Fire and Brimstone!
In front of the Supreme Court is the statue of "Lady Justice." This is an ancient symbol of the purpose of law-based society. Notice the "Lady" is blindfolded. In one hand she holds the scales and in the other a sword. The symbolism is clear. The application of the...
Blinded By Prosperity
Lech Walesa was the Polish electrician who helped found the Solidarity Trade Union in 1983. This was the first independent trade union in the old Soviet Union and became the political movement that drove communism out of Poland. While visiting the United States after becoming the 2nd president of...
The Painful Pruning of the Spiritual Disciplines
It wasn't that I didn't try. I did try. I read how to do it. I got some good advice. I bought the right fertilizer. I weeded. I hoed. And the garden still crashed and burned! Hey, I guess I'm not very good at gardening. Kind of like I...
That Woman YOU Gave Me!
“She made me do it.” This was the “excuse of my daughter when I asked her why she hit her sister! Wow, that’s a lot of power to give to someone else! It seems we humans have a particular gift for shifting the blame to someone else when we make...
A Living Breath of God
Phillip James Bailey, an English poet of the late 19th century, once said: “Let each man think himself an act of God; his mind a thought; his life, a breath of God; and let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds to show the most of heaven he...
You Are Made in His Image
Shakespeare’s Hamlet has a character named Polonius and Shakespeare has him utter those now-famous words “For the apparel oft proclaims the man.” And then, of course, there’s the famous business advice “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have!” All this focus on apparel makes one...
Forgive and Be Forgiven – Sunday’s Homily
On the Sunday of Forgiveness, we are confronted with the reality that if we don't forgive we won't be forgiven. That's because a heart gripped by grudges, bitterness, and unforgiveness cannot receive forgiveness no matter how much it is offered by our Loving Lord. A clean heart is able...
God Starts the Clock
Harvey Mackay said "Time is free but priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back" This "gift of time" is all about perspective and maturing enough in your...
When God Speaks
If this world is ever going to recover what we have trashed by falling for the delusion of materialism, we are going to have to start with the idea of Logos. It is this precious and vital fundamental understanding of human reality that locates true meaning in God's Word. And...
All For Your Sake
Why do you do what you do for your children? I can't tell you how many parents have shared with me the notion that they would do anything for their children. And I get it. I would do anything for my children as well. But why? Are you hoping they...