Category: Religion
What I need
Christ. That’s all. I’m trying to trust that. To know that Jesus is all I have or ever will need. It’s hard, but I think it’s true, not just because it is poetic or bold...
There Are Cedars Where I’m Going
On the other side of the sea, clasped tight between ancient mountains and a battered blue coast, perches a small country with a brilliant and blemished past and, with a little help and a little...
Better than words
Much braying about the moral health of the country has gone firing across the social corral in the last week. From all sides fly cries of victory and defeat, right and wrong, absolutes bellowed with...
A Religion for Heroes
A problem with Christianity — and shared by most great religions — is its perfection. The holiness of the call, the excellence of the commands, make it literally impossible to adhere. The standard of religion...
‘Age of Ultron’ as Christian Commentary
Thor is the Asgardian god of thunder in Norse mythology. The Scarlet Witch was given psycho-magical powers by an Elder God. The infinity stones and the tesseract of a pre-universe signularity have in them vaguely...
Soul Vultures? An earthquake in Nepal is not an ‘opportunity to swoop in’
If the gospel is true, if we are to view history with eternal rather than temporal eyes, it must also be true that the saving grace of Jesus Christ is the most desperate need of...
It’s On for Tomorrow
The Lord has a wonderful sense of humor. He’s gotten me again, just now. You may notice that the post immediately preceding this one, put up earlier today, is titled, “Are we on for tomorrow?”...
Dayenu – It Would Have Been Enough
It’s Maundy (mandatum) Thursday, the day Jesus gave his mandate: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another....
Repent more
I am struck by how infrequently the Church confesses its sins. I am talking to myself here, too. It is easy to confess pride, selfishness, laziness, because these are the kind of sins that make...
You Can’t Fix It
It must be one of the worst feelings in the world to watch from the street as a building burns, or to watch from the shore as a ship sinks. You think, If only I...