the journal
Examination of conscience. Is that ever something we really want to do? Despite our judgment of Pinocchio for ignoring his conscience, Jimmy Cricket, we often want to stifle ours. We focus on the good intentions, the excuses we have, the pressure we were under, and often pledge to just “move forward well” without repenting of what we are determining to m[...]
Divine Mercy Sunday. It’s a relatively new recognition but an important one. A life-changing one. One that points us back to Calvary, to the blood and water pouring from the side of our Savior’s lifeless body and washing us clean. How can we doubt the mercy and willingness of God to lavish His love upon us when we look to the cross? There, we see the lov[...]
Grief demands a response. Both in the practical sense that we need to be with, and often help, those who are hurting, and in the spiritual sense. Grief is present because something that seems immovable has been moved. Something that should be there has been lost, be it life or innocence (or both in one fell swoop). Anyone who has carried pain or gri[...]
It’s been a little while since I’ve written here mostly because, every time I open my computer, I feel overwhelmed. The news these last two weeks has been non-stop, leaving us all gasping for breath as wave upon wave, it hits us afresh with a new tragedy. Between the news in Afghanistan, the death of 13 services members and many civilians at the Kabul ai[...]
Prayer is an important part of life as a believer. During Christ’s ministry, He regularly withdrew from the company of others to spend time by Himself in prayer. He taught His disciples to pray using the Lord’s Prayer and before He endured His crucifixion, He strengthened Himself through prayer. As we strive to imitate Christ in all things, it i[...]