The shape of our lives

The shape of our lives

In the best way possible, one feels very small standing in the nave of a 13thCentury cathedral. The massive, 800-year-old stone columns soaring symmetrically upward, virtually untouched by the passing of years, speak of the power and majesty of the Creator for Whom...
What’s on the menu?

What’s on the menu?

There’s a daily phenomenon that occurs when I leave the office for home and dinner. As the car leaves the parking lot, hunger pangs, suddenly, out of the blue, begin their insistent panging. They whine their longing to be fed. It’s ridiculous! Seconds before, I...
From an eternal perspective

From an eternal perspective

As a 2000-year-old institution, the Church is far from ready to be mothballed. On the contrary, she is alive and well and expanding. In the intervening years, there have been periods of great growth followed by lackluster times. There have been times when the...
Let the celebrations begin!

Let the celebrations begin!

I think there’s a truth the enemy of our souls dreads us ‘seeing.’ He’s OK with us formally ‘believing’ or ‘getting’ it, but He shudders in panic at the thought of us pulling back the curtain to truly ‘see,’ to truly put a stake in the ground and begin living out the...