Superficial
“…you can learn a lot of things and can have a mind like an Encyclopedia, full of all knowledge, but if you don’t know yourself and who...
Hindsight
“It is hard to sense the Spirit’s presence in any particular moment. However, with hindsight it is amazing to see His work.” (Pastor...
Greatness
"…Jesus re-defines what many people understand as “greatness” or, in modern-day terms, “success.” The measure of greatness, according to...
Success
A “successful” parish can thus be judged by its well-managed conflicts and general tone of happiness. In its most crass examples, success...
Stress
"It is not your business to succeed, but to do right. When you have done so the rest lies with God." (C. S. Lewis) “Our culture glorifies...
Discouragement and Disappointment
“In the Christian life, discouragement comes in many forms. There is discouragement when it seems our prayers are not answered; when we...
Complaining
“Why are complaining and arguing so harmful? If all that people know about a Church is that its members constantly argue, complain, and...