Category: Faith
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Wearin’ of the Green?
I must weigh my words carefully in this post lest they be misunderstood by those whom I hold dear. I am not opposed to wearing green on St. Patty’s Day, but I confess to wondering if that is the best way to honor the patron saint of Ireland. Allow me first to establish my credentials. …
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Life Is Too Short
I have attended two funerals thus far this year — one for a man named Mike and one for a woman named Carole. The services were more a celebration of their lives rather than a somber, mournful dirge. These two people lived long, productive lives. More importantly, they lived lives of faithfulness to God, and…
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The Changing Scale of Values
In my student days studying world history, I recall how the mighty Roman Empire was undone over time in part because they had no idea that their technological achievements had a built-in death knell. You see, Romans, especially those higher-born, channeled water into their homes through pipes lined with lead. As the Empire aged, many…
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What Good Is Freedom If It Is Only Used To Pursue The Obscene?
Frankly, my dear, I don’t know how this happened. There we were in 1939 when Clark Gable poked a hole in the dam of civil discourse when he emphatically declared to Scarlett, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” In other words, that’s when the verbal dam broke! (Pun intended.) It only took forty-six…
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A Mission Statement for Engaging the Culture
Whatever happened to reasoned and respectful debates in America? The talking heads at FOX, MSNBC, NPR, and CNN are no longer objective journalists but opinionated propagandists. It’s Left vs. Right, Liberal vs. Conservative, the Faithful vs. the Secularists. We live in the Age of Contention and Conflict. Social media is but a battleground of ideas.…
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A Chilling Wind for Christendom
There’s a chill wind blowing in our cultural ethos. It reminds me of those days when winter’s first breath slaps your face as bitter, freezing, and gusty winds sweep southward alerting you that shorter days, lower temperatures, flu season, and barren landscapes are on the way. It seems like just yesterday, maybe ten years ago,…
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The Master of Chaos and Confusion Speaks
Friends, The blog post below varies from my normal topics and approach. In the spirit of C.S. Lewis’s book, The Screwtape Letters, this fictional piece imagines what a high-ranking demon named Dolus, a master of chaos and confusion, might be saying to his legion of fallen angels in light of our world’s current culture. I…
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Why Does Christmas Have to Change?
For nearly two decades, it seemed that every Christmas followed the same holiday-loving rituals. Our Christmas Eve celebrations became traditions of eating out, gift exchanges, and midnight worship services. Not to mention Santa’s late-night after-the-kids-went-to-sleep adventures of putting bicycles or dollhouses together. With our five children, Christmas Day routines resounded with the tearing sounds of…
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Paris Panties and Prague Pajamas
Relax. This is not a blog post about Parisian or Czech fashion. But I did get your attention, right? My wife and I just returned from one of those Viking River cruises through the heart of Europe. We flew into Paris and out of Prague spending nine days cruising the Rivers and visiting the Christmas…
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Lessons of the Holy Ache
Have you ever had a desire that nothing on this earth could satisfy? Have you ever suffered a pain or a loss that nothing in this world could console? In 2011, I experienced such grief when I lost my wife to cancer. I eventually called this pain a Holy Ache. More about that later. Surveying…
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