In his poem 1867 poem Dover Beach, Matthew Arnold described the withdrawal of faith in Western society. And a couple of decades later, Nietzsche … [Read more...]
Woman, Behold Your Son
Jesus in his third word from the cross makes provision for his mother by committing her to the care of his disciple John. In this meditation from … [Read more...]
Today, You Will Be With Me in Paradise
The second word from the cross is "Truly, I say unto you, today you will be with me in paradise." R.J. Neuhaus begins this meditation with: The … [Read more...]
Father, Forgive Them
The first saying of Christ from the cross is "Father, forgive them for the know not what they do." There is so much implied in those words: That there … [Read more...]
The Three Most Sacred Days of All Time
Every Easter season, I try to take the time to reread Richard John Neuhaus' thought-provoking book Death On A Friday Afternoon: Meditations On The … [Read more...]
Does Your Church Celebrate Passion Week or Passion Sunday?
Next week is Passion Week. Growing up Southern Baptist, we didn't observe Passion Week. We went directly from Palm Sunday to Easter. So as a kid, one … [Read more...]
Dante was Not Happy, Happy, Happy
In a previous post, I contrasted the spiritual memoirs of Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame and of Rod Dreher, a fellow Louisianan. Dreher, in his … [Read more...]
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places
If two men write bestselling memoirs about their spiritual lives and both are from rural Louisiana, both are committed Christians who freely discuss … [Read more...]
Grow Up, Get a Job, Start a Family
There is probably no population group that needs more encouragement than young adult men. The adolescent-minded adult male who refuses to grow up … [Read more...]
Books to Counteract Snowflake Syndrome
What books are a good antidote for "snowflake syndrome" which afflicts some young college students who can't handle disagreement, trigger words, or … [Read more...]