The Book of Job is recognized as a literary masterpiece. There is no way we can even begin to unlock the rich treasures of this Old Testament book today. What we can do is look at part of the book and ask what it can say to us as worshipers… Continue reading
The first of the four cardinal virtues of the Roman Catholic Church is “prudentia,” which basically means damn good thinking. Christ came to take away our sins, not our minds. (William Sloane Coffin) One of the most bizarre interactions I have ever witnessed was between a philosophy professor and a… Continue reading
Jesus of Nazareth was a man who was limited to a certain time and space within history. He may have been the Christ, the Son of the Living God (which I believe he was), but he was nevertheless a man who experienced the same type of limitations we must cope… Continue reading
In our first sermon on Genesis we said that the Bible is not a science book. We cannot expect the biblical writers to see creation as science understands the universe today. Ancient people basically understood the world as it appears. For example, it looks like the sun goes around the… Continue reading
Before the beginning of recorded history, humankind has enjoyed a special relationship with playful and highly intelligent animals called Dolphins. There are incredible stories regarding their sensitivity to humans in distress at sea. It would appear that we have only just begun to understand the mystery and value of these… Continue reading
Susan and I have only one child (who is now an adult mother with two sons, one a teenager and the other in kindergarten), and so we have never had to deal with the temptation of showing favoritism to one child over another. As I observe young families in the… Continue reading
During the Great Depression and World War II, the U. S. government had a program designed to teach farmers and households more efficient and productive ways of farming and gardening. Most of the population back then was rural, and the survival of many families depended on their ability to produce… Continue reading
(This sermon was delivered on a July 4. I took this opportunity to talk about a greater freedom than what we cherish in our country. The freedom we have in Christ is paradoxical. A paradox is something which on the surface seems to be a contradiction, but on deeper reflection… Continue reading
(This article is written for college students who may be struggling with issues of faith as they are confronted with the “stretchings” of higher education.) It still sends chills down my spine when I think about that moment of revelation fifty years ago. I was on my way to one… Continue reading
These words from Genesis are very familiar to us. They have been read from outer space by astronauts as they circled the earth. Perhaps these words are too familiar. When anything is too familiar, we have a tendency to take it for granted. It ceases to amaze us. Scholars tell… Continue reading
