Some Things Only Go By Prayer

Some Things Only Go By Prayer

When a problem is thornier than any other, when many attempts to figure out a puzzling situation all end up in blind alleys, I often think of the story in the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke.[i]  The story is familiar, the principles timely. The story is centered...
Convenience: a help or a hindrance?

Convenience: a help or a hindrance?

I want this message to challenge the reader as much as it has challenged me. I want this, not just because misery loves company, but because I believe the Church at large is in danger of being washed away into irrelevance in the aftermath of COVID. I have noticed a...
Take Heart, Hope in the Resurrection

Take Heart, Hope in the Resurrection

Author’s Note:  This post is adapted from a sermon, Resurrection Matters, given by Mary Heathman on April 16th, 2006 – at  Little Chapel of the Hills in Buffalo Creek, CO.  A broken man sat in the ruins of his home. His earthly possessions had been destroyed, the...