Beyond The Rim…

The PDF file for Section One of my Knowing God Study Guide is now ready for download at the Knowing God Study Center (Click Here to Download the PDF). I hope to complete Sections Two and Three before the end…

The New Year is the traditional time for making resolutions, to commit ourselves to change for the better in some area of our lives. While most of these efforts produce little if any fruit, I whole heartedly endorse the exercise,…

For years my wife has suffered from an irregular but recurring condition in her inner ear where she would lose her equilibrium. She gets nauseous and finds even sitting up difficult. It usually passed with the aid of a little…

There is an old Spanish proverb where God says, “Choose what you will and pay for it.” This proverb reminds us that within the freedom we enjoy in life what sometimes appears to be an easy answer is not and…

That was the title that the German philospher, Friedrich Nietzsche used for his paean to the imagined next evolution of man, the Übermensch or superman/overman. For Nietzsche, God was dead, Christianity was an abomination, and the future belonged to those…

For most of the world, today is the day after Christmas, a day to return to work and when everyone’s focus turns to the coming New Year’s celebration. But for many Christians, especially those in liturgical churches, today is just…

He became what we are that he might make us what he is. Athanasius of Alexandria – fourth century theologian, Bishop and Patriarch of Alexandria and author of the Athenasian Creed.

Life is short, pray hard. Have a blessed week.

That is God’s basic position. He has revealed himself to mankind, in Creation, in Word and in Deed. He has laid out his position. That is who he is. He has made demands and called those who wish to respond….

Norman Rockwell had a way of capturing fundamental Americana. In this painting we see the traditional image of thanksgiving in America: mother bringing the platter of plenty to the dinner table. Today, I want to give thanks and I pray…