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Suffering—A God’s-Eye View of Adversity

View Post Why is it almost impossible to smile when you’re in extreme pain? Simply because the mind is…


Paradise is Not Heaven

Gospel passage: Luke 23:43 A young priest boasted to his pastor, “I feel that my sermon was really anointed…


A Christmas Memory

Memories are usually recollections of episodes or events. But my most moving Christmas memory was more of a “non-event.”…


The Art of Loving God

St. John of the Cross wrote: “The smallest act of perfect love of God is more effective, more meritorious…


What it Means to Reject God’s Love

What does it mean to say that God’s love is often “unrequited”? This phrase is often misunderstood theologically, and…


Does God Take a Vacation?

A vacation is often called a get-away. Of course God doesn’t go on vacation to “get away” from his cherished creation,…


This Little Light of Mine

A young lady told her pastor she was “fed up” with her work environment. She was the only one…


Do You Know How Great You Are?

If you suffer from an inferiority complex and want a Scriptural uplift, spend a meditative moment pondering the common…


Loving Makes You Lovable

Loving Makes You Lovable The ennobling pattern of love fascinated the probing mind of a great Spanish philosopher, Jose…


It Ain’t Heavy – It’s Just a Cross

It Ain’t Heavy – It’s Just a Cross A typical commercial plane can carry about 1.3 times its own…