“People who say they are spiritual but not religious are looking for a treasure without a map.” Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel “Treasure Island” had a tremendous impact on popular culture. It cemented pirates firmly in the popular imagination. Treasure Island gave us one-legged buccaneers with talking parrots, treasureContinue Reading
the highest places on earth are traditionally where one goes to have an encounter with God The Mountaintop In ancient tradition, God dwells on the mountaintops. That is where Elijah encounters Him. But God was not in the great wind that tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks. HeContinue Reading
“For the Christian, there is only one task to accomplish but an infinite number of ways to do so.” General Patton’s Wisdom In the 1970 movie “Patton,” there is a scene that vividly depicts the faith of the general in the enterprising nature of the human spirit. It is duringContinue Reading
If we fail in this journey we must repeat it until we succeed. Only by embracing the vocation God has called each of us to, will we truly know happiness in this world. Do you remember the story of Odysseus? It used to be required reading in school. The OdysseyContinue Reading
“our lives are a constant struggle, a battle between our old fallen nature and our new redeemed Christian nature.” In the 1999 film “The Matrix,” the heroes of the film, those who fight against deception and oppression are betrayed by their own Judas, a character named Cypher. Cypher makes aContinue Reading
“Perhaps our greatest desire, often unexpressed, is to be content, to be at peace, to be happy” I would like to welcome our guest blogger today, Mr. Rudyard Kipling. My comments will follow. All yours Rudy. When Earth’s Last Picture is Painted When Earth’s last picture is painted and theContinue Reading
“today we honor all those who, externally, lived ordinary lives.” The Spiritual War We are engaged in a war here on earth. The prophet Job tells us, “The life of man upon earth is warfare.” We are constantly faced with obstacles and obstructions to peace, happiness, and justice. In recentContinue Reading
“The adventure of new life in Christ begins when the comfortable patterns of the old life are left behind.” -David Roher Have you ever thought of yourself as a prophet? We tend to think of a prophet as someone who foretells the future. But in the ancient world a prophetContinue Reading
“our lives are a constant struggle, a battle between our old fallen nature and our new redeemed Christian nature.” In the 1999 film “The Matrix,” the heroes of the film, those who fight against deception and oppression are betrayed by their own Judas, a character named Cypher. Cypher makes aContinue Reading
“Perhaps our greatest desire, often unexpressed, is to be at peace.” There is an old story about a king who had the habit of dressing in a disguise, mounting his horse and riding out late at night to survey his kingdom without all the attention and panoply that usually accompaniedContinue Reading