Sacred Meditations
The Three Greek Words for Love: Not What Most P...
Have you ever noticed how limiting our English vocabulary can be when we speak of love? We use the same word to describe our feelings for our spouse, our children,...
The Three Greek Words for Love: Not What Most P...
Have you ever noticed how limiting our English vocabulary can be when we speak of love? We use the same word to describe our feelings for our spouse, our children,...
Why God uses Bad People to do Great Things
Have you ever wondered why God seems to choose the most unlikely, flawed individuals to accomplish His greatest works? Why does the divine narrative repeatedly feature not heroes of impeccable...
Why God uses Bad People to do Great Things
Have you ever wondered why God seems to choose the most unlikely, flawed individuals to accomplish His greatest works? Why does the divine narrative repeatedly feature not heroes of impeccable...
When it's good to feel bad.
Sometimes we get the idea that "joy" is the only proper emotion for the Christian life. We come of faith (in whatever tradition we were first drawn to) and we...
When it's good to feel bad.
Sometimes we get the idea that "joy" is the only proper emotion for the Christian life. We come of faith (in whatever tradition we were first drawn to) and we...
How to Transmute Curses into Blessings
Turning someone else’s “curse” into a blessing for others. If you struggle with taking criticism, or dealing with people who just want to rain on your day, here’s what I...
How to Transmute Curses into Blessings
Turning someone else’s “curse” into a blessing for others. If you struggle with taking criticism, or dealing with people who just want to rain on your day, here’s what I...
Staying Silent when People Offend Us
"Another day when a council was being held in Scetis, the Fathers treated Moses with contempt in order to test him, saying, 'Why does this black man come among us?'...
Staying Silent when People Offend Us
"Another day when a council was being held in Scetis, the Fathers treated Moses with contempt in order to test him, saying, 'Why does this black man come among us?'...
The Power of Spoken Blessings
We throw the word around a lot, don't we? "God bless you!" we exclaim after a sneeze, almost out of habit. We talk about "blessing" someone with a gift, as...
The Power of Spoken Blessings
We throw the word around a lot, don't we? "God bless you!" we exclaim after a sneeze, almost out of habit. We talk about "blessing" someone with a gift, as...