Idols/Idolatry
“How do we make idols in our time? Whenever organizations, behaviors, and enterprises claim the commitment and loyalty that belongs to...
Receiving
“It takes the spiritual gift of discernment to recognize the difference between what comes from our own ego and what comes from the...
Rejecting God
“Jesus now describes the guilt of the world. He came to these people with both words (15:22) and sign-miracles (15:24), yet they remained...
God's Will (Always is Done)
“God works invisibly beneath our actions to deal with desperate circumstances. He uses our striving to face troubles and perils to carry...
Righteousness
“Man follows his desire. One can even say that man is desire, and this fundamental psychological truth about human nature is acknowledged...
Reconciliation
“It is that divine initiative, that self-offering by God Himself, which elicits from us faith manifested as repentance and good deeds....
Holy People
“ ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who...
Daily
“There will be good days – those days when things fall into place and you feel that God is using the gifts that He has given you for His...
Lies and Lying
“Among the weakest things in the world of social relations is the truth. That might seem to be an odd statement. However, the weakness of...
Life (Book of Life)
“Let us think of our human existence as a book. Most people regard this present life as the actual text, the main story, and they see the...