Thinking with the Saints

Saints are people who manage to love God more than life itself. They manage to love neighbor more than self and thereby find true life. Saints are people ...

Our Example

Thou the Cross didst bear:

What bear I?

Thou the Thorn didst wear:

What wear I?

Thou to death didst dare:

What dare I?

Thou for me dost care:

What care I?

A Shining Light

I am the light of the world, the founder of the Christian religion said. What a stupendous phrase! And how particularly marvelous today, when one is conscious ...

Christ's Courageous Example

During World War I, a British commander was preparing to lead his soldiers back to battle. They'd been on furlough, and it was a cold, rainy, muddy ...

The Problem with the Messengers

Who will listen to the message of God's understanding and love when the messengers of that God are examples of anything but that?

Living As We Preach

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves first, that you be that which you persuade your hearers to be, and believe that which you persuade them to believe. ...

Practicing What You Preach

I have to make a disclaimer right at the beginning. I have to tell you that I'm a phony. It's terrible living with yourself after you give a good ...

Jesus Has Gone Before Us

When I was in the marines, the training for commandos included cliff assaults. The theory was that a commando raid should be a surprise, done as quickly ...

Are We Like Christ?

Jesus always seemed to be doing two things: asking questions and telling stories. Christians always seem to be doing two other things: giving answers ...

Inspiring Obedience

God has no more precious gift to a church or an age than a man who lives as an embodiment of His will, and inspires those around him with the faith of ...