Category Archives: christian life
Osama bin Laden and Christian Maturity
In our epistle reading this morning, Peter writes: “Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. For you are a chosen [...]
Happy Birthday, Mr. Berry
Today is the birthday of poet and essayist Wendell Berry, born in Port Royal, Kentucky in 1934. Here are three quotes and a poem from Berry that I like. "Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of [...]
Christians and the Poor
"I asked participants who claimed to be ‘strong followers of Jesus’ whether Jesus spent time with the poor. Nearly 80 percent said yes. Later in the survey, I sneaked in another question, I asked this same group of strong followers whether they spent time with the poor, and less than 2 percent said they did. [...]
