Prayer, Its Complicated
For many people prayer is a complicated task. There are rules and methods to follow. There are many Christian books explaining how to pray. How to get through to God. Why is your prayer not working. Why do some prayers…
Category Essays
What the Church Needs
I have been conservative most of my life. I don’t always vote for conservatives. I tend to be fiscally conservative but socially more inclined to what Jesus says in Matthew 25:31-46, when God separates the sheep from the goats for…
What God Loves
We start with Jesus’ words which I assume point to the things important to God. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not…
Ordo Amoris verses Love Your Neighbor
There is a discussion among multiple people concerning the proper Christian attitude towards immigrants. Among the debaters are J. D. Vance, Roy Stewart a member of British Parliament, and Pope Frances. Ordo Amoris is a Catholic teaching from Augustine and…
Helping Schools
When I was young, schools were a pleasant place to go and spend time with other children while learning things. It was mostly fun. No one wanted to do homework, take a test, or sit quietly and listen all day.…
Arrogance
American is a divided country. We live with never-ending debates over what can be done. The right believes the left is destroying the historical moral fabric of our country. The left believes the right is preventing the historical progress of…
Is Christianity the Best Religion?
Honestly, the answer is yes and no. Christianity as a religion is a long list of dos and don’ts. It is about behavior considered appropriate in the Bible. It is about finding a church that interprets the Bible the right…
Daily Bread
The first daily bread to come down from heaven was for the Israelites in the desert, as told in Exodus 16. It covered the desert every morning, was called manna, and tasted like wafers made with honey. The Israelites gathered…
Is God Patient
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 NIV When Jesus walked in Israel, he was followed by large crowds seeking to…
How I know They are not in Charge
There seem to be many theories about who and what is causing hurricane destruction and the meteorologist working to cover-up the true nature of recent disasters. But I take a longer view of disasters by considering the history of many…