Friday, September 11, 2015, is the fourteenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Remembering this horrific day which resulted in the deaths of […]
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Many are familiar with the saying, “You are what you eat.” To an extent, that is true. We learn from the Gospel that Jesus says something different. He says, ”Nothing […]
At times, we want to leave. We want to leave our jobs, our homes, our educational pursuits. Sometimes we feel like leaving our relationships, friendships, families, even our marriages or […]
In the book, Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Dr. Thomas Stone asks his medical school students, “What treatment in an emergency is administered by ear?” The students were baffled. […]
In describing a recent illness, someone was overheard saying, “I was so sick I thought I was going to die and was afraid I wouldn’t.” Sometimes life’s events are so […]
One of the great debates of life is what is really meant by labels on food these days that say things like, “Use or freeze by….”, “Sell by…”, Best if […]
There’s not enough rain. There’s not enough oil. There’re not enough jobs. There’s not enough room on the freeways. There’s not enough money. There’s not enough time. When we think […]
We know what it feels like to be tired. Physically tired from a hard day’s work. Mentally tired from trying to think through a complicated situation. Emotional tiredness caused by […]
It feels wonderful to be needed. There is satisfaction in knowing that we make a difference to someone else. What power the words, “I need you” have. Those words have […]
All reports are that Jesus is doing marvelous things. Sick people are being cured, demons are being expelled and sins are being forgiven. The day finally arrives and he returns […]