We have succumbed to such a consumerist mindset that the Pavlovian trigger of “sale” actually has us queuing up outside the “box” retailers to wait in the cold to get a slip of paper that permits us to purchase a product at a particular price so we will “have” the product. One begins to wonder…
I never will forget the moment in college when I was confronted with the question "How do you know?" It was in an undergraduate philosophy class and I had actually never really thought about "how" I knew things. The fancy name for this is "epistemology." Epistemology is the study of how we know. It turns…
Our Goal for the Annual Giving Campaign is $5000 in One-Time Gifts and $200 additional monthly support.
And our #GivingTuesday got this Annual Campaign off to a wonderful start. We raised over half our One-Time goal yesterday!
But it isn't too late for you. Our Campaign will run until the end of the year and everything we…
"I can pray out in the woods so much better than in a church!" But do you do that? Seriously, I hear so many excuses as a priest from folks who can't seem to make regular church attendance a priority in their lives. And most of those lives are marked by a consistent inattentiveness to…
Every year, after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we get #Giving Tuesday. This is a day to try to pry our souls away from mere consumerism and focus on investing our treasure in Eternal Values.
Today is #Giving Tuesday , the day we here at Faith Encouraged Ministries use to launch our Annual Giving campaign for…
Is the choice to live a good life a choice between being strict rule-keepers or libertarian pleasure-seekers? The wisdom God has revealed to His creation uncovers the radical Truth that a happy life is a life of Peace and that Peace isn't the absence of conflict. True Peace, God's Peace, is a Person - Jesus…
Our Gospel Lesson is a powerful reminder that Lazarus and the Rich Man were separated by a chasm that made it impossible for Lazarus to go to where the Rich Man was. The revelation of St. Paul telling the Galatians that he is crucified over the world and the world is crucified to him. The…
Dear Ones, I have followed Jonathan's career for many years and had the honor of having him on my old Faith Encouraged LIVE show on AFR.
This speech is important for you to navigate the chaos of our current age. Show this to your children. Show it in your Sunday School class. Make sure your friends…
An ongoing joke among church families is how long it takes to get ready for church on Sunday mornings! Of course, this isn't true of going to work or going to school, or going to a game, or a dance, or most other social and work-related events. It seems we always find a way to…