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How Being Charitable May Not Mean What You Think it Does
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My earliest memories of the concept of being charitable go back to probably first or second grade. I had attended mass with my mom. Afterwards, they handed out unassembled boxes to the churchgoers as they left. Mom explained to me that we were expected to go home, assemble our box and put our spare…
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Hell on Earth and the Webs in Which We Exist
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“Chad, every day can be a literal hell on earth, and it will never even begin to compare to the joys of heaven.” A good friend of mine shared this little bit of wisdom with me many years ago, and I have not once forgotten it. It’s been a refrain of perseverance during hardships…
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Your Kingdom Come And The Multitude Of Nations Who Shall Enter It
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In modeling the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught us to seek “Your Kingdom Come.” This is probably viewed by most as a bringing of Heaven to earth. In other words, it’s something we long for in a future tense. What is forgotten or ignored, though, is the present perspective of “Your Kingdom Come.” Yes, we…
