It's an old word, but I like it. The word "covenant" is such a significant word for we moderns precisely because we have seemed to have forgotten the power of…
"Blood is thicker than water." "He makes my blood boil." We are related by blood." So many sayings about "blood" and so many common sayings from culture to culture. It…
At the very heart of the timeless Christian faith is the Eucharist. And you’ve heard me say many times before that the word “Eucharist” has its root in the Greek…
God will never again destroy His world through water. Next time, as the scriptures declare, it will be fire!
Whoah! That sounds serious. And it is! But what makes it…
I have a friend who is a biologist and she is also an atheist. She’s an atheist because she’s convinced there is no such thing as “free will.” And she…
It never fails. I'm sitting with a young couple in pre-marital counseling and we get to the part of the service where the husband is commanded to love his wife…
My best friend in the world died of a brain tumor many years ago. Anyone who has either struggled with cancer or knew someone who did, knows the radical nature…
An Optimist says the glass is half full; A Pessimist says the glass is half empty; A Realist says the glass has water in it; An Opportunist drinks the water…
Right here during our Lenten journey, the Church brings us to one of the six feasts of the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary. And it is the Feast of the Annunciation.…
The old saying is "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." And then there is "He's a chip off the old block." When I was a young man I…