We are most fully ourselves when we live as part of a community. There is an old Russian proverb, some wisdom that may have been imparted to young men as they contemplated marriage, that goes, “Don’t buy the house, buy the neighbor.” Or put another way, don’t marry the womanContinue Reading
Satan must have been pleased with himself. Imagine this embodiment of evil, the father of lies, a murderer from the beginning, smiling in satisfaction as Jesus dies on the cross. It was the devil’s greatest triumph, he thwarted God’s plan to save mankind. Ever since the beginning of all things,Continue Reading
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. He was not in the earthquake that shook the mountain to its roots. He was not even in theContinue Reading
