On Not Belonging – Nov. 22, 2021
“The world is evil only when you become its slave. The world has a lot to offer—just as Egypt did for the children of Jacob—as long as you don’t feel bound to obey it. The great struggle facing you is not to leave the world, to reject your ambitions and aspirations, or to despise money, […]
Steady Truth
I have long valued the story of the tender-hearted young boy who liked to walk on the mountain trails with his friend, an old monk. One day, the boy stopped still, staring at a butterfly on a bush blazing in the sunlight. He cried out, “O, Father, I see God in that bush!” The monk […]
Separate No More – Oct. 13, 2021
“I think money is one of the easiest subjects to compartmentalize, to put it off as separate from the rest of life. From the rest of the gospel. But this is a deadly pursuit. Money needs to be integrated into our whole Faith framework. In our feeling tones, it needs to be connected to the […]
The Flow of Blessing – Oct. 8, 2021
“The truth that life and death make sense is not accessible to the senses. Nor is it something our intellect can prove. But our heart rises to this conviction when we give ourselves willingly to blessing received and blessing passed on. When all is said and done, only this makes sense: to be a channel […]
