Cross
“The Cross is not so much something we did to Jesus as it is something He did for us. It is voluntary. It is revelatory. The Cross makes...
Community, Individualism and How to Live
“To be a father means to have a child, and at the same time, to be a son means to have a father. Each term needs the other to have...
Spiritual Struggles
“In order to encounter God, we must be sincere in prayer…Know that the road we travel in our spiritual life in order to encounter God and...
Persistence in Prayer
“We all struggle to persist in prayer…Mercifully, Christ aids us in our labors at prayer. Our King and God presents us with three types...
Faith and Thought/Thinking
“Our culture thinks in terms of “thinking” (ratio). However, Christian faith is not a subset or a mode of discursive reason. It is,...
Joy and Faith
“The word joy (charas) refers to exceeding gladness…Thus, the angel said to the shepherds, “Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy…”...
Mystery
“Some of what we experience of God still remains a mystery despite our entering into that mystery. Human logic is not able to account for...
Self-Reliance
“This unique reality that constitutes our true self, is, in its most foundational aspect, a gift. We never “create ourselves”…We are not...
Victory
“We often lose hope in the face of worldly troubles. However, it is precisely while on such tough journeys that God calls us to move...
Prayer (Asking for Things)
“What is prayer? Prayer is doxology, praise, thanksgiving, confession, supplication and intercession to God…Prayer is the way to renewal...