“God will know how to draw glory even from our faults. Not to be downcast after a fault is one of the marks of true sanctity.”
—Dom Augustin Guillerand
I believe the above quote is both true and very difficult to live up to. This is hard because there is a tension in understanding the severity of […]
A good friend has asked me to remove the comment moderator from my blog. He writes:
“Would you please take off your comment moderation. I’m not sure why it bothers me so much but it really does. I understand if you chose not to.”
It bothers me, too, Randy. It bothers me that I found it necessary […]
parts one & two
More questions on service:
Does service have to be feeding the hungry or clothing the poor to be service? Is it service if I volunteer for or work for a ministry program aimed at, say, education?
This is a question I’m struggling with right now. I’m in the process of launching a ministry website […]
I listen to Pearl Jam because the pain represented in Vedder’s early lyrics reverberates within me while the healing represented by his more recent work inspires me.
I listen to Johnny Cash because the raw honesty of his music mixed with an undeniably dark outlook on life leaves me feeling like I’m conversing with a treasured […]
I’ve gotten some positive feedback about the post on service (part one) and that has prompted me to think more about the topic.
Here are some questions:
Does the modern church’s approach to service work?
Most churches have ministry programs in place to address service needs. In some cases these require no more than a monetary commitment from […]
“The structural position in the church which the humblest Christian occupies is eternal and even cosmic. The church will outlive the universe; in it the individual person will outlive the universe. Everything that is joined to the immortal Head will share his immortality. We hear little of this from the Christian pulpit today. What has […]
“When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right […]
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