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Well lit

Monsignor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:23:51 +0000

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119: 105 (ESV) It seems to me that there are two things God is doing here; first, He is lighting the place we currently stand and our next step. Second, He is lighting the way we should travel; the direction. …

Undersold?

Monsignor — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:26:41 +0000

Recent world events have pitted two [apparently] old foes together again for comparison; Islam and Christianity. There is no doubt in my mind that Christians definitely have the best marketing team, but the Muslims have the best salesmen.

Believing is seeing

Monsignor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:29:06 +0000

The more I think about a life led by belief in an invisible God, the more ridiculous the whole concept seems. Many people have reportedly staked their lives for God, martyrs for a cause built upon a distinct lack of concrete, if not at least credible, evidence. This is not exclusive to followers of God …

Deus Absconditus

Monsignor — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:06:17 +0000

In Philip Yancey’s book The Jesus I Never Knew he discusses the Ascension of Christ. Philip notes that this event inspired the coining of the latin phrase - deus absconditus (hidden, or concealed, god). What excited me most about Philip’s explorations of this historically significant event was the [seemingly, with hindsight] obvious conclusion he arrived at; …

Angry God

Monsignor — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:39:47 +0000

God is capable of great anger and great mercy…but mostly great anger. Homer Simpson I don’t agree.