Journal On Confessions: Week 4
Much like the death of Augustine’s friend, I suffered the loss of a friend a short time back; although the thoughts resonate with me still.
Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble?
“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness” (Ps. 29:2, ESV)
Journal on Confessions: Week 3
We, as mere humans, spend so much time debating over topics which the majority of us have difficulty understanding in the first place. Inevitably, the greatest minds of humanity will spend their lives studying certain philosophical subjects on an existential…
What’s In The Mirror
The high school students walking into the auditorium didn’t realize that they were being set up. I had been invited to speak at a Christian high school in Bennington, VT. Prior to the kids walking in, I placed a full…
IF
IF. It’s a very small word. When I took a computer science course in college, I wrote a lot of ‘ifs’ while attempting to learn the Pascal programming language. Typically, a programmer would write, “if this happens…Then this should happen.”
Journal On Confessions: Week 2
Even when you read authors you do not agree with, it opens your eyes to thoughts and perspectives you have not heard before. Of course, this can help you in nuancing your own views of things.
Our Merciful God
Some movies just get real life characters right. For me the Somalian pirates in the 2013 film, Captain Phillips were played by actors who got their characters spot on.
Journal On Confessions: Week 1
The issue of Faith and Reason has been an integral part of my thoughts and discussions since becoming a Christian. In fact, even prior to my conversion, one of the main issues keeping me away from religion in general was…
On The Job On 9-11
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Father Mychal Judge was on duty. A Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, Judge served as Chaplain for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). According to reports, when Judge heard that the first…
Because God
How does a simple word like because fit into our faith in Christ?
