Think for just one second about why anybody does anything. What’s the driving force behind our actions? From the mundane to the sublime – brushing our teeth, eating, doing this instead of that, walking from this place to that, making …
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“‘Tell me,’ he said, ‘is there any hope? For Frodo I mean, or at least mostly for Frodo.’” So spoke Pippin to Gandalf on the eve of the siege of Gondor, a time when the Shadow was creeping and seemingly …
Continue readingPerhaps the most hard-learned lesson of a disciple is poverty. How much do we actually boast – show off, brag about, delight in, rejoice over – our weakness? Who actually looks within, sees the in-your-face, dried-up desert of lack within …
Continue readingHere are some wise words from Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. Following Pope Francis’ encouragement in Evangelii Gaudium, we must keep working towards becoming a “community of missionary disciples.”
Continue reading‘Love the sinner, hate the sin.’ Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear – hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. (Jude 1:22-23) The world …
Continue readingHow often do older generations say the word ‘awkward?’ Not that often, right? Okay, how often do Millenials say the word ‘awkward?’ All the time. Why do we find more things in life ‘awkward?’ Maybe part of the explanation has …
Continue readingThe best thing about ‘Gospel’ music is that distinctive rhythm that firmly sways back and forth: like an ocean caressing the shore, like lovers surrendering in exhaustion during the last dance of a well-worn dance floor, like a boat bobbing …
Continue readingThere is nothing bleaker than to describe someone’s condition as being ‘lost.’ This is tragic because it is the stone cold opposite of who we actually are at the bottom of our being: children of the Father. We are not …
Continue readingThere is a shocking mindset that must grow in us as disciples of Jesus: For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain… My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. …
Continue readingJesus came to reveal reality to us all. Those who have heard this revelation and responded to it have said (at least an initial) ‘yes’ to discipleship. They have taken Jesus at His word and throw their lot in with …
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