SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“In a therapeutic culture in which our goal is to be our very best, it is almost impossible to serve God. The reason is quite simple:...

“Our culture thinks in terms of “thinking” (ratio). However, Christian faith is not a subset or a mode of discursive reason. It is,...

“Real life is lived in the depths of our heart, as is our hell and our paradise. That is where the battle is fought between our good and...

“…theodicy has a useful purpose nowadays. For those who might not know, theodicy is expressed by the question, if God is good and all...

“Knowledge is power and love is the aim; when they go hand in hand we have a wonderful result. ‘Knowledge puffs up whereas love builds...

“…we see in Paul’s words, “Scripture confined all under sin” (Galatians 3:22). The Greek word “confined” comes from the root “to shut up...

“The normal mode of “seeing” in our daily world can be called “objective.” We see things as objects, and nothing more. Indeed, we see...

“Repentance is to do the works of God rather than the works of the devil. Sin is much more a state of being, a demonic force, than it is...

“We are lulled into a form of complacency by our culture’s exaltation of “objective” knowledge. We fail to notice that, even in very...

“Inner watchfulness is a primary element of our life in Christ, and far more important than following outward events. Our Lord makes this...