(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Many trees have given their lives to put Bibles in our hands. So it’s only fair that trees figure prominently throughout the Bible’s pages to help tell its truths—starting in…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Jesus called himself the Way, Truth and Life. He also referred to his body as a temple. This Sunday’s readings can help us understand our essential role in the grace…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Nineteenth-Century German Philosopher and atheist Friedrich Nietzsche was most famous for a quote that has been adopted by our pop culture (i.e., Kelly Clarkson): What doesn’t kill you makes you…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) “O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity — greedy, dishonest, adulterous — or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week,…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Sometimes parents need to find the right opportunity to teach their kids the importance of gratitude. It’s a key element in any survival strategy, whether in a family or on…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Nineteenth Century Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche converted from Christianity to atheism once he was convinced God was dead. Strangely enough, he still believed human gratitude could survive without God. He considered…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” — Bob Riley Our faith tells us we were made for heroism.…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) This Sunday’s readings may help explain why there are more than 450 English translations of the Bible. Linguists offer courses on the English words we put into the mouths of…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) On this last day of summer, many of us can look back joyfully on a vacation we took with family and friends. We may even fall back on the peace…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) To non-believers, “Jesus Christ King of the Universe” sounds like a Vaudeville act. Vaudeville was the preeminent performance art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was where jugglers joined actors, comedians,…