“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is pure, whatever is right, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things” (Philippians 4:8). I don’t know about you, but I think there are way too many talk...

“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me” (2 Corinthians 12:7b NIV). This past Saturday, I attended a “Day with the Bishop” confirmation event with...

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit” (John 15:1-2 NKJV). Recently I wrote about the emotional aspects of dealing...

“When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, ‘Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?’” (Matthew 11:2). Obduracy is stubbornness with a dash of meanness added to achieve just the right flavor; it is...

So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?”  Mark 10:51a One evening after dinner, my precocious and then three years old daughter wanted to go out for ice cream.  “Where would you like to go?” we queried.  “Askin`’ Beggin’s!” she...

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1). Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am,” proving in the utterance human existence as sentient beings.  God’s acknowledgement of humanity is more sublime; God’s acknowledgement...