One tough part of being a Christian is dealing with the constant longing.
Gullibility is not a Christian virtue. But shrewdness is.
“A society is in decay when common sense really becomes uncommon.” –GK Chesterton
Some Christians say that Christianity is not a religion. Hmm. The Cambridge Dictionary defines religion this way: “The belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship”. Now I’m confused.
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” –George Washington
What is the Christian Church? Whatever it is, I think it’s safe to assume it started before 1517. Or even before last week.
Did you notice that almost nobody talks about virtue anymore? You’d almost think the word virtue has disappeared from our language.
Will policy solutions suffice to fix the failures in American society? Or will it take something more than politics? Maybe something like a spiritual awakening?
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” –Socrates
I’m not an atheist. Why? Because I can’t bear the burden of the absence of God.
Some think that God gets impatient with people who ask questions. I think God gets impatient with people who don’t.
If you find the perfect church, don’t join it. You’ll just ruin it for rest of them.
Preachers should avoid religious jargon as much as possible. Sure, it’s harder, but the result is better preaching.
Reality is truth, whether we like it or not. We can discover truth, but we can’t invent it.
I don’t dislike theology. It’s just that I’ve reached the point in my life where a Bible, a Catechism, a Prayerbook, and YouTube are all I really need.
The Bible has divided Christians into tens of thousands of “denominations”, “non-denominations”, cults, sects, factions, schisms, and splinter groups. Yep, that is one powerful book.
Silence. It’s the language of God. So shut up and listen.
Holiness is not the same thing as robotics.
“At this stage of my life, I’m much more interested in what God wants from me than what I want from God.” –Dennis Prager
God is not a genie who grants wishes.
“The more administrative machinery we construct [in the Church], be it the most modern, the less place there is for the Spirit, the less place there is for the Lord, and the less freedom there is. It is my opinion that we ought to begin an unsparing examination of conscience on this point at all levels in the Church.” –Pope Benedict XVI
Is it more important to pray well or to pray often?
Don’t ever apologize for your intelligence or your passion. If you do, you will instantly regret it.
Tough love is the only kind there is.
As it turns out, it’s hard to be a Christian in today’s world. But then, I guess it’s supposed to be.