Mar 18, 2020Facing Threats w/ Faith, Hope, and LoveIn a time of great uncertainty and fear, I am as tempted to anxiety and even panic as anyone else. Perhaps I should instead take...
Mar 15, 2020Abraham: Idol Shop = Bull: China ShopAn ancient Midrash legend tells of Abraham in his early life, living in Ur of the Chaldees in Mesopotamia, "the land between two rivers"...
Nov 24, 2019Humility (aka Knowing One's Place)Jesus tells Satan in rebuke, “It is written,‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’”...
Nov 20, 2019Mercy is True PowerIt is all too easy to stick to the attitude that might is right. In contrast, mercy usually seems like weakness, a foolish abandonment of...
Sep 15, 2019God's Shoes Don't MatchToday's gospel reading of Luke 15:1-32, the parable of the prodigal son, inspired me to share a beautiful reflection I've come to...
Jun 17, 2019Packing Your CoffinRecently I heard about a rather fascinating tradition among some of the great missionaries, albeit morbidly bizarre to our confused...