Sacred Meditations

The Double-Effect of Sin: Guilt and Disorder
Have you ever forgiven someone in your heart, but still didn't trust them? Have you ever been forgiven of a sin, but still suffered ongoing effects of that sin? Have...
The Double-Effect of Sin: Guilt and Disorder
Have you ever forgiven someone in your heart, but still didn't trust them? Have you ever been forgiven of a sin, but still suffered ongoing effects of that sin? Have...

Three Modes of Prayer: Verbal, Mental, and Cont...
Over the last couple of days we've looked at the three-fold temptation, the way the devil tempted Eve in the Garden and how temptation follows this same pattern throughout Scripture...
Three Modes of Prayer: Verbal, Mental, and Cont...
Over the last couple of days we've looked at the three-fold temptation, the way the devil tempted Eve in the Garden and how temptation follows this same pattern throughout Scripture...

Christ's Three Weapons to face the Three-Fold T...
Have you ever noticed how predictable temptation can be? Despite the infinite variety of human experience, the fundamental patterns of temptation remain remarkably consistent across time and culture. I wrote...
Christ's Three Weapons to face the Three-Fold T...
Have you ever noticed how predictable temptation can be? Despite the infinite variety of human experience, the fundamental patterns of temptation remain remarkably consistent across time and culture. I wrote...

The Three-Fold Temptation: From Adam to Christ
Have you ever noticed how the same patterns of temptation seem to reappear throughout your life? What if these recurring struggles aren't random but reflect something fundamental about human vulnerability?...
The Three-Fold Temptation: From Adam to Christ
Have you ever noticed how the same patterns of temptation seem to reappear throughout your life? What if these recurring struggles aren't random but reflect something fundamental about human vulnerability?...

The Enemy's Playbook
Ever feel like you've just poked a hornets' nest? That undeniable buzz, the sudden swarm, the stinging realization that you really should have seen it coming? That's been my experience...
The Enemy's Playbook
Ever feel like you've just poked a hornets' nest? That undeniable buzz, the sudden swarm, the stinging realization that you really should have seen it coming? That's been my experience...

A Litany for the Redemption of Our Wounds
Today I'd like to share a prayer I wrote in reflection on my past, the ways I've been wounded by others, or how I've wounded my own soul as a...
A Litany for the Redemption of Our Wounds
Today I'd like to share a prayer I wrote in reflection on my past, the ways I've been wounded by others, or how I've wounded my own soul as a...