You’re in pain, and you want it to stop.
Or your diagnosis is worse. You’ve been told you’ll not recover this time. Your end is on the horizon, and you can feel it bearing down on ...
Seriously, who digs in the hamper for a shirt to wear while shopping?
“Sure, I want to go to the mall with you. Let me get my workout pants from the dirty clothes basket. Be ready in a ...
What is a holy life? What do you see when you imagine a person the world sees as holy?
St. Dominic of Guzmán championed poverty and gave away all his belongings, including his beloved books, to ...
Jesus was buried. Dead and gone.
At least, his body was.
We read in Matthew 27:57-60 about Jospeh from Arimathea who asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Jesus was wrapped in linen in a tomb and a ...
Crash!! Bam!!
Your world is falling apart!
What next, God? Are you going to take me, too?
Sometimes life feels that way. Perfect marriage, perfect family, then the freight train of life hits us ...
Let’s speak truth.
By that, I mean let’s stop bandying about modern church “truisms” about how God will make our life perfect if we just claim what we want him to do.
His plan is too big ...
An extra bedroom for guests is something most of us can’t afford.
However, we can all imagine. A pale green silk comforter to match the curtains. Cushy down pillows. A gleaming desk along one ...
We can’t overlook Jesus’ willingness to be crucified.
He prayed through the night while his disciples slept, choosing to accept the fate his Father had assigned him, death on the cross, one of ...
What’s ours is ours, and what’s not is not.
Ho, that’s no mystery. Rather, it seems obvious. However, how many of us have looked at a 60” television with envy and gone home with plans ...
It’s claimed that Formula 409, the cleaning formula, gets its name from being the 409th attempt to create the concoction that cleans our houses.
Many of us know what it’s like to have a ...
Some hurts just cut too deep.
The pain is so hard that we don’t feel we can recover.
Even God gets on the blame list. Why didn’t he prevent our attack from happening?
That wreck … I obeyed ...
We all want to be blessed.
No one says, “I’m happy in my hovel. My kids never call … life is so good. What do I need with better food? Ramen noodles do me proud.”
Nope, never.
Let’s ...
Cattle are not generally considered the smartest of God’s creatures. We can’t speak with them, and they do not read sign language. No one has ever received a text from a cow, and performing ...
