Sacred Meditations

What can you take with you when you die?
What would you grab if your house were on fire and you had only moments to escape? This question reveals what we truly value. But let's ask a more subtle,...
What can you take with you when you die?
What would you grab if your house were on fire and you had only moments to escape? This question reveals what we truly value. But let's ask a more subtle,...

Why Protestants "Strawman" Catholics on Justifi...
Walk into many a Protestant church today, listen to a sermon on salvation, or engage in a casual theological discussion, and (if they try to distinguish their view from the...
Why Protestants "Strawman" Catholics on Justifi...
Walk into many a Protestant church today, listen to a sermon on salvation, or engage in a casual theological discussion, and (if they try to distinguish their view from the...

When God "prunes" us, it can hurt. But it makes...
I've lived in my house for almost a decade now, and for all that time, we've had a peach tree in our backyard. I knew it was a fruit tree,...
When God "prunes" us, it can hurt. But it makes...
I've lived in my house for almost a decade now, and for all that time, we've had a peach tree in our backyard. I knew it was a fruit tree,...

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...