Prayer, Silence and Gratitude
“Prayer is sitting in silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful.” – Richard Rohr
Continue reading →Tag Archives: Soul and Christianity
Love and Miracles
“Where there is great love there are always miracles.” – Willa Cather
Continue reading →What is a Soul
“What is a soul? It’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room.” – Ray Charles
Continue reading →Favorite Bible Verse
Someone gave a speech this week about how his faith is “important” to him. In this attempt to convince the American people that we should consider him for president, he announced that his favorite Bible verse is John 16:3. Of … Continue reading →
If It’s God’s Work, It Needs No One
“If the order is my work the sooner it falls to the ground the better, if it is God’s work it needs no one.” – Sister Catherine McAuley, Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy
Continue reading →A Letter to the Pastor
Dear Pastor: You often stress attendance at worship as being very important for a Christian, but I think a person has a right to miss now and then. I think every person ought to be excused for the following reasons … Continue reading →
Judging Christianity
“Many times, people judge Christianity by what they see in Christians.”
Continue reading →Sinless or Sin Less
“Believers are not sinless, but they should sin less.”
Continue reading →In God We Trust – Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey said: I don’t believe in Santa Claus, but I’m not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don’t agree with Darwin, but I didn’t go out and hire a lawyer when my high … Continue reading →
Thou Shalt Not Kill
I always thought there’s one commandment that Moses brought down from the mountain that I could never break: THOU SHALT NOT KILL. Inconceivable that I would use a gun, a knife, my bare hands, or anything to actually kill someone! … Continue reading →