Heresy Often Tends to Mutate Into Its Opposite

Radical Feminism (not all feminism) typically winds up struggling to de-feminize women. Secular liberation movements end in chains for massive portions of the population. Soviets who promised bread, peace and land wound up starving their citizens, plunging into war, and… Read More

Thanksgiving: An Odd Reconciliation

Mark Twain once remarked that when he was fifteen his father was the stupidest man alive, but by the time he turned twenty-five he was surprised at how much the guy had learned in ten years.
That pattern can be… Read More

Laughing at Satan!

Luke 10:18
And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”
There are two ways of looking at Halloween.  Sure, from a Christian perspective it’s not especially great to have the kidlets dressing up as the… Read More

The Merciful Judge!

Psalm 5:6-7
Thou destroyest those who speak lies;
the Lord abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men.
But I through the abundance of Thy steadfast love
will enter Thy house,
I will worship toward Thy holy temple
in the fear of Thee.… Read More

The Secret of Apostolic Greatness!

Luke 4:22
And all spoke well of Him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth; and they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
Monsters of pride, such as Hitler, can gain a following if they… Read More

According to your Will!

Luke 1:38
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
It is possible to take a statue of Mary holding the infant Jesus and re-sculpt it so that… Read More

Fear and Vision!

Luke 7:16
Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited His people!”
“Human beings,” said T.S. Eliot, “cannot bear too much reality.”  I think of this whenever I… Read More

Amazed Grace!

Luke 7:9
When Jesus heard this He marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that followed Him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”
It is shocking, when you think about it,… Read More

Seeing vs. Squinting!

Luke 6:6-7
On another sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, a man was there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched Him, to see whether He would heal on the sabbath, so that… Read More

New Wine!

Luke 5:38
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
The Church is often absurdly divided between those called “Progressive” and those called “Traditionalist.”  The “Traditionalist” is thought to be the foe of the “Progressive.”  But it is the… Read More

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