A tribute to my mother for Mother’s Day. Wait for it… In Eden, before Adam and Eve fell from grace, was there no pain? Some classic Christian theology suggests that when the first human beings went against God’s will, not only did sin and death enter the world but also sicknesses like cancer, the flu, […]
The season of Lent is over, and now…Now what?Christ is risen. Now begins our new life in Christ.Yes, I’ve been a Christian for over 20 years, but am I really? Lent was to put away the old self, Easter is to put on the new person, to be clothed in Christ — to be permeated […]
What was the purpose of this journey? Was it to get rid of some unwanted items by giving them away or unwanted pounds by fasting? Was it to accomplish self-improvement? (I accuse myself.) Was it to gain organization, academic knowledge, fitting in jeans, or an elated sense of self accomplishment that is pride? What was […]
The story of my fractured rib leads to the fig leaves of Adam and Eve, which then brings up fear and bullies (among other things), and concludes with why I don’t like going to confession and why that makes it so good. Phew.
Some people say that giving up something for Lent is unnecessary. Denying yourself chocolate or soda or sugar in your coffee is not going to make you more holy, they say. The theory is that if these things make you happy and they aren’t sinful, then there’s no need to give them up. There is […]
Bible Bursts 