Christ is risen!
I love this: Carl Rogers said "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Isn't that a wonderful and challenging paradox?
The truth is life is filled with paradox, and Orthodoxy is the Faith of Paradox. After all, our Lord Jesus said if you want…
Christ is risen!
It's a running joke in the family: "Where do you want to go eat?" "I don't know. Where do you want to go?" What ensues now is a comedy of conversation that sees me offer several places, all of which are rejected. So, I finally say "OK, where do you want to go?…
Christ is risen!
Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." and yet we humans love making excuses. One of the lessons I am trying to teach my daughters is when I have to correct them not to immediately make an excuse for their behavior:…
"It's Good to Talk About These Things!" It sure is.
Christ is risen!
OK, THAT got my attention! Bill was notorious for falling asleep in Mr. Thompson's Lit class. To be fair, the class was right after lunch and all of us sometimes struggled to "stay focused" during some of Mr. Thompson's lectures, but he really worked hard to keep things lively and to make…
Christ is risen!
T.S. Eliot, one of the 20th century's major poets, said: "And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness."
It strikes me as significant that an author would write something like that. And, in my heart of hearts,…
Christ is risen!
It almost seems unbelievable to think that our society could actually get to the place where we say that someone has outlived their "usefulness" and withdraw medical care from them because they aren't "worth" saving for society. And yet, we are creeping dangerously close to that mindset becoming not just acceptable but…
Christ is risen!
Confrontation is not fun. In fact, most studies show that, when given a choice, most folks prefer to avoid confrontation. And that is because confrontation isn't usually a pleasurable experience.
But confrontation and conflict are necessary to grow and mature. This has been my experience with most of the confrontations I have seen in…
Christ is risen!
I like this quote: "A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking." Yep, I bet you know that feeling of being so fed up with the everyday activities of life that you say "STOP!"
And yet, why is it that too many of my…