God Can’t Be Bullied
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Bullying has become an art on social media. It takes many forms, from the disguised insults of “frenemies” to the open mockery of cyber harassers. But this is an ancient…
YOU are one of The Chosen People
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Last week we quoted from the new book “If There Is No God,” in which Jewish Author and Scholar Dennis Prager argues that Judeo-Christian values must overcome secular reason if…
Fed By an Endless Value Chain
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Earthly food tends to support a secular system of feelings, giving us reasons to desire life or death, depending on whether our bellies are full or starving. Food from God…
Oxen Relieved by a Team Yoke
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Moses at once bowed down to the ground in worship. Then he said, “If I find favor with you, O Lord, do come along in our company. This is indeed…
God’s Language Spoken Many Ways
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Different is the key word in the readings for Pentecost. It’s repeated several times, but it doesn’t define Pentecost. The Holy Spirit does, by turning different into the same—or more…
Rise to the Top of Your Family’s Business
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Imagine you’re a disciple listening to Christ’s final instructions before his ascension. “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in…
Heaven’s Geography in Your Heart
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Imagine geography being redefined for us this Sixth Sunday of Easter. The visible world is no longer a planet, but a soulless state of mind. Its cities are boundaries in…
Put On Your Apron and Serve
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Next time you go out to eat, be sure to tip your wait person generously. They represent a highly respected tradition in our early church. Some early waiters are our…
Sympathetic Saints Ease the Squeeze at the Narrow Gate
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Pain. We’re born in it then run from it for the rest of our lives. Sin itself is pain, and in Sunday’s first reading (Acts 2:14a, 36-41), Peter forces an…
Love, Like Christ, Must be Lived to Be Seen
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) King David was guilty of many serious sins, topped off by murder and adultery. One might even read into his psalms a hint of ego, as he seeks constant justification…