Sucking the Life Out

Annie Dillard, in her book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, writes:

At the end of the island I noticed a small green frog. He was exactly half in and half out ...

John Newton, author of "Amazing Grace"

John Newton (1725-1807)

A "wretch" who found "Amazing Grace!"

John Newton was nurtured by a devoted Christian mother who dreamed that ...

Treat the Devil Like a Dog

Our tribulations and doubts, wherewith the Devil plagues us, can be driven away by no better means than by condemning him; as when one condemns a fierce ...

Carelessness Leads to Sin

Carelessness is the initial phase of sinning.

Two Reasons for Sinning

Sin arises when things that are a minor good are pursued as though they were goals in life. If money or affection or power are sought in disproportionate, ...

Don't Let Temptation Build a Nest

Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need that we should let them ...

Going the Wrong Direction

In my country, England, we play a game called "bowls." When you're too old to run around the block or play tennis or racquetball, you can ...

The Jesus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

America Was Built by Violence

"The systematic violence, both physical and spiritual, done first to indigenous people and then to black Africans was, indeed, the original sin of the ...

Love Is Work

Since love is work, the essence of nonlove is laziness.