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The Three Levels of Christian Discipleship
Nikos Kazantzakis once suggested that there are three kinds of souls and three kinds of prayers: ยท I am a bow in your hands, Lord, draw me, lest I rot.
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Of Pharisees, Pots, Bronze Kettles, Liturgical Rubrics, Cups, And Cats
Several years ago, I was at church meeting where we were discussing liturgical rubrics. There was heated discussion over a number of issues: Should the congregation be standing or kneeling
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Categorical Imperatives
There’s a well-known axiom that I will phrase more delicately than its usual expression. It goes this way: Every time you tell yourself that you should do something, you pay
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Our Attitude Towards Wealth
The rich are getting richer, and we are almost beyond surprise at how rich that is. Every day, our newspapers, our televisions, and the internet, report financial compensations that, even
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The Ultimate Answer To Violence
Last year a French movie was released entitled, “Of Gods and Men” that was described by the New York Times as “perhaps the best movie on Christian commitment ever made.”
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In Paradox There Is Virtue
There are a number of old axioms that suggest that virtue and truth lie in the middle, between the two extremes. This was called the “golden mean” and expressed in
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A Lesson in Contingency
If only! How often we feel those bitter words of regret: If only! If only I had noticed earlier! If only I had been more attentive! If only I could
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Patience With God
There’s an adage that says that an atheist is simply someone who cannot grasp metaphor. Thomas Halik, the Czech writer, would suggest rather that an atheist is someone who cannot
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Powerful Voices Within
It’s not easy to discern the voice of truth among the many voices that beckon us. Indeed it is difficult even to discern when we are genuinely sincere: Who am
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Our Misunderstandings About Suicide
Every year I write an article on suicide because so many people have to live with the pain of losing a loved one in this way. I rarely go for
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