Circumstances
“When Esau and Jacob were born, Scripture records that the younger son, Jacob, follows so quickly that he grasps onto the heel of his...
Movement
“The only way we can genuinely live in reality is by discovering and surrendering to the natural movement toward God within each of us....
Tested/Testing
““Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham. . . .” By choosing Christ as our supreme authority, we have accepted...
Contradiction
“Saint John the Theologian declares, “No one has seen God at any time” (1 Jn 4:12). Yet in another place the evangelist records Christ’s...
Confusion
“Babel, the place where the tower was built, means “gate of God.” The word is also a homonym of the Hebrew verb balal, “to produce...
Eternal Rest
“Eternal rest lies before those who have struggled through the present life observant of the laws, a rest not given in payment for a debt...
Obedience (and Freedom and Salvation)
“Obedience is not to carry out this or that order that you were given, while you object on the inside. Obedience is to subordinate your...
Giving (as Healing and Life-Giving)
“From this standpoint, the needs of others are tests of our relationship to the passions that threaten to control our inner life. Whether...
Ideas
“In the contemporary world, secularism, neo-paganism, along with eastern spiritualities, abound in the market-place of ideas, confusing...
Love (Tangible)
“When Saint John introduces the reality of love (1 John 3) – God’s love for all men, our love for God, our love for others, our love for...