Reflections on Veronica’s Veil
The sixth Station of the Cross is Veronica wiping the face of Jesus. While this story does not appear in any of the Gospel accounts of the Passion,…
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Growth Beneath the Snow
“The plants were hidden under the snow. And the farmer…remarked with satisfaction: ‘Now they’re growing on the inside.’ I thought of…your forced inactivity…Tell me, are you also growing…
Ferrymen on the Way to Hell
Recently there was a news story about a man named Robert Fuller. He was a man dying of cancer who took his own life. This, in and of…
Physical minimalism, spiritual excess
Almost a year ago, I wrote about Seasons of Change and how, in the Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis tells us that “(t)he horror of the Same Old Thing…
Not Changed, But Perfected
We live in strange times. I’m sure people of every age feel this way. There is a constant tension between the past and the future. New ideas and…
Sacrifice
“Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised. Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you…
Good and Acceptable and Perfect
2 Do not be conformed to this world[a] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is…
God’s Never In Over His Head
“The Lord rules over the deep waters; he rules as king forever.” (Psalm 29: 10) In the real world, nobody asks or cares if I made the honor…
The NEW Armor of god?
Therefore take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things perfect. Stand therefore, having…
Golden Obedience
Make a Box out of acacia wood…. Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it….Put the two stone tables inside…