It's just not news. Seriously, you have to try and not notice that the message of God since He confronted our first parents in the Garden after their deadly choice was that He was going to fix what we had forfeited by our short sighted thinking. God has always planned to undo the "knots" we…
I'm not a big fan of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. But I do like this quote of his: "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." Spend any time with my writings and you'll see me say this and more often about being Orthodox on Purpose.
Having a purpose transforms…
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 word for “thank you.” The very center of what it means to be a Christian isn’t some cultural habit “I’m Christian because I was born…
My grandmother used to confuse me when she’d comment about a particular friend of my grandfather’s. She’d look at the man as he was driving away from their home after a visit and say “He’s a smart boy but he ain’t got no horse sense.”
“Horse sense?” I’d hear that and wonder what in heaven’s name that…
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 believes this because of her science. To her, every choice we think we make is actually just certain chemical reactions to different stimuli. I know,…
What’s the best way to improve society? Change the person or change the society? There was a day in America when the common understanding was to change the person and society would improve, but nowadays it seems that many think that fighting to change society means addressing society’s faults rather than the faults in the…
“You can pick your friends, but you’re stuck with your relatives.” That’s an old saying around these parts and it reflects a reality that sometimes your family can embarrass you. Truth be told I actually try to embarrass my daughters when we are in public. I’ll dance or sing out loud and my oldest will…
I don't know why I was so nervous. After all, I'd met the boss before and was fine. But this situation was different. We were at an event when not just my boss, but his boss, and his boss were present, and I was the most "junior" man in the room. I confess, I was…
The word "holy" stumps most folks. They think they know what it means, but, in the end, they really don't. So, when you hear the word "holy" what pops into your mind? What does the word "holy" mean?
I won't keep you in suspense. Here's the key to understanding the word "holy." It literally means "set…
In front of the Supreme Court is the statue of "Lady Justice." This is an ancient symbol of the purpose of a law-based society. Notice the "Lady" is blindfolded. In one hand she holds the scales and the other a sword. The symbolism is clear. The application of the Law will be blind and won't…