Love (Wrong and Right Kind)
“Our spiritual struggle is not only a choice between good and evil, but between God and self (or self-centeredness). The choice is...
Atheism
““The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”(Psalm 14:1). This verse is not so much about principled atheists,...
Limits/Limitations
“One thing is for sure, the Holy Spirit, “who is everywhere and fills all things” hates limitations. If you doubt it, just test Him, for...
Love Thy Neighbor
“The standard of judgment is uncalculated mercy toward others. The works produced by faith are emphasized, for saving faith always...
Self
“The story of ‘the Fall’ is the story of human self-will: we like to do what we want regardless of how our relationships or others are...
Wisdom (and Information)
“…there are two kinds of wisdom. One is the insight that comes from human rationality. This kind of reasoning is limited to reaching...
War
“Conquest is an evil productive of almost every other evil both to those who commit and to those who suffer it.” (C.S. Lewis) “The Lord...
Tears
“I knew a woman who was a self-professed non-believer, though she was willing to believe. Her husband began bringing her to my parish....
Love (and Spiritual Blindness)
“Why does a man not see God? Because he has not love. He has not love because he does not love his brother…The heart’s eye must be...
Free Will
“At times we may become so consumed and focused on our own problems and worries that we forget that God is there. We also may feel that...