“Mine.” “No, mine.” “NO, MINE!” If you’re chuckling and shaking your head right now, it’s because you’ve spent some time around small children lately. I have two of my own, ages 2 and 4, so the conflict is very real, very personal and always lurking in the background of what is mostly a cute and […]
Rescuing The Passion of the Christ
At this time of year, as Christians worldwide are focusing on the passion—the suffering and death—of Jesus, there is a perennial resurgence of interest in films on the life of Christ. Of course, in recent years, The Passion of the Christ has risen to the top of a short list of such films as a […]
A Hidden Life
“For the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.” –George Eliot It happens all the time. We’re going […]
Trading Bad Habits for Zakah
How do I get my life together when it seems like a mess?” That is how I translate Psalm 119:9. Most English language Bibles use something similar to the NIV’s translation of “How can young people keep their way pure?” However, I am no longer a young man, and the word “pure” does not seem […]
Eatable Heroes
Part of the journey is the end. Iron Man, Avengers: End Game When I learned that Chadwick Boseman had died of cancer this past August, I was both shocked and deeply saddened: shocked because I never even knew that he was sick and deeply saddened because I admired him so much as an actor – […]
God, What Do You Want Me To Do With My Life?
That must have been choreographed,” someone said after my wife and I danced the first dance at our wedding. But our first dance at our wedding was not choreographed. I led, and she followed, which is the key to a good dance. When dancing, the lead provides the “picture frame.” The dance happens inside the […]
Memorable Middle Earth
Frodo “I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.” Gandalf “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” That conversation between […]
Happiness & Blessing
Too many toys can mess up a person’s spiritual life. Too many Hummers, iPhones, and Louis Vuitton purses, too many designer jeans with huge back pockets covered in embroidery, too many Brazilian Blow Outs, CAbi parties, chrome rims, and too much Twilight (way too much Twilight), can make it darn near impossible to know a […]
Getting Out of The Good Place
WARNING: Spoilers to follow. I did my best to only discuss the overarching narrative without revealing the destinies of individual characters, but the big picture must be discussed. Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this […]
Enriching Earth Day
Mother Nature, such a fascinating, yet mysterious creation. Her complexity and consistency are indeed evidence of a greater power. This green Earth was created by God and given as a gift to all who inhabit it. We must consider the well-being of our planet, keeping God’s gift in order, as it was first received. We must […]
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