My mentor and I were discussing this thought this past week: If you were to take the audio out of a church service, remove the audio of some “teen idol” concert, and watch the two silent videos side by side… how much of a difference would you see? I happened upon this...

5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our...

Introduction At the end of each month I like to take some time and write about what was great about it. You can call this action what you want — stopping to smell the roses, appreciating the simple things in life, taking stock of the present time — regardless of what you want to...

I’ve been catching up on my Daily Audio Bible — I fall behind from time to time. Today I listened to this past Saturday’s (Holy Saturday) reading and Brain read an ancient Ancient Homily that I found beautiful and thought provoking. The original author is unknown. Something...

Annihilation itself is no death to evil. Only good where evil was, is evil dead. An evil thing must live its evil until it chooses to be good. That alone is the slaying of evil. - George MacDonald, Lilith There is a old saying, “The absence of sickness is not health.” As a cancer...

“Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” – G.K. Chesterton Somewhere in the time line of...

What, then, does the Crucifixion signify in an age like ours? I see it in the first place as a sublime mockery of all earthly authority and power. The crown of thorns, the purple robe, the ironical title “King of the Jews,” were intended to mock or parody Christ’s pretensions...

I hope each and everyone of you in feeling the spirit today; and I hope everybody gets a chance to reflect on the birth of Christ, spend some quality time with friends and family, and enjoy some delicious food — and I also hope you get some cool stuff. I know you’re not supposed...

With Thanksgiving over, it’s time to officially kick off the Christmas season — and I love this time of year. For me it’s usually associated with fond memories of Christmas’ past, the excitement of Stewart’s Shops beginning to stock eggnog, and now that I’m...

Let any topic linger long enough and sooner or later somebody is going to say something really stupid/thoughtless about it. In my opinion, Brad Pitt is taking this prize for the BP oil spill accident. Pitt is quoted at the DailyMail: Asked about the people responsible for the crisis, the...

Caveat! I feel I should make two qualifying remarks before beginning this post: First, I’m completely sticking my nose into someone else’s business. An action I usually try very hard to avoid, but I feel the over arching context of the encounter serves as a catalyst into a...