YOUNG RULER An important person came running, knelt in front of Jesus and asked, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Lk.18: 18-30; Mt.19: 17-30; Mk.10: 13-26). The Synoptics agreed that the question was asked of Jesus...
February 2010 Archives
RELIGION The word instantly makes us think of Christianity or the faith in a Supreme Being. The dictionary does not concur with our ready presumption. The word "religion" includes all beliefs and ideologies. The belief in a tree is just...
ARGUMENTS I am grateful that we have freedom of speech and can argue and debate. I have lived in countries where we could not make public our thoughts. Those that were made public were deliberately twisted to misguide us. The...
REHABILITATION The dictionary defines "rehabilitation" as restoring, re-establishing and even renaming. I was in a fire and it took 18 months to restore me to health and another seven years to train me so I could live and compete in...
HELPLESS LOVE! Love is abstract or merely an idea that we must put into practice or use. It is like a body without hands and feet. It speaks but unless we put meaningful action into it, it remains mysteriously abstract....
BUILDERS There are two kinds of builders. They are either foolish or wise. The foolish build on sand or unsafe ground and the wise on rocks or secure places (Mt.7: 24-27). The reference was to our spiritual life but it...
DON'T QUESTION? At the National Prayer Breakfast the President said, "You can question my policies but do not question my faith." How can this be when Jesus wants His followers to be seen in public for their deeds (Mt.5: 16)?...
