Measuring Trust

Sunday, July 17th, 2016 Posted in writing | No Comments »

We print “In God We Trust” on our paper money and inscribe it on our coins. But if we wish to have a genuine measure of how deep our trust in God is, we should look at who and what ...

Two Voices

Friday, February 19th, 2016 Posted in writing | No Comments »

Two voices speak to us over the span of centuries, one offering a piece of advice, the other an invitation. The first voice belongs to Socrates, one of the most influential philosophers who ever lived. From his city of ...

Faith and Trust (part two)

Sunday, August 25th, 2013 Posted in writing | No Comments »

If, as suggested in my last post, faith and trust go together as two sides of one coin, then it is our actions which put that coin into circulation. And I witnessed many actions of faith and trust this past ...

Faith and Trust

Monday, August 12th, 2013 Posted in writing | No Comments »

Airplanes need two wings to fly. Similarly, in our lives as Christians we need the support of both faith and trust to keep our relationship with God airborne and moving forward. As a matter of fact, faith and trust come together ...

Making Miracles Possible

Sunday, July 8th, 2012 Posted in writing | No Comments »

It was hard for Jesus to work many miracles in his hometown. Mark’s gospel (chapter 6) says it was because of the people’s lack of faith. They thought they knew all about Jesus and were also angry he wasn’t performing ...