MasterCard Mentality

Christians, of all people, should understand that the MasterCard mentality is not the way to master life. The pattern Jesus established was one of deferring ...

Lesson from Gethsemane

Gethsemane teaches us that the kingdom of God is entered only through the denial of one's own will and the affirmation of the will of God. Therefore, ...

Real Cross-Bearing

To deny self does not mean to deny things. It means to give yourself wholly to Christ and share in His shame and death. To take up a cross does not mean ...

Worth Fighting For?

The Bishop of Assisi once said to St. Francis, "I think your life is too hard, too rough. You don't possess anything in this world." And ...

Hearers Only, Not Doers

Among the plastic saints of our times Jesus has to do all the dying and all we want is to hear another sermon about His dying.

Life Without Sacrifices

A life without sacrifices is abomination.

Annie Dillard

No Christian Bill of Rights

You will find nothing more searching than what the New Testament has to say with regard to the miserable, petty line of insisting on my rights. The Holy ...

The Vanity of Things

I am much less regardfull of the approbation of man, and set much lighter by contempt or applause than I did long ago. I am oft suspicious that this is ...

Redemption Is a Conscious Choice

Redemption is a conscious choice to serve the Lord, and that act is a denial.

Necessary Follow-Up

After a Christmas comes a Lent.