For those with patience to slog through these things, it is clear that whenever I mention certain subjects, my comments section takes off like a bottle rocket. Those subjects would include, but not be limited to, RC Jr., justice, me not being a thundering hypocrite, or any other related items. As I have sought to …
Eating Spiritually
American Christians continue their hunt for something that will finally justify them, and that they can fit in their mouths. If that could happen, and it can’t, it would be more like Oreo cookies than this. But still . . . HT: Purgatorio
Girard Nails the Anonymous Accuser
“Envy loves to hide, but it also loves company because it wants to make converts and, in order to contaminate them, it must go on display” (Rene Girard, A Theater of Envy, p.187).
The Dislocated Center
The center of the Christian life is union with Christ. This means that the center of the Christian faith is the Incarnation. Mankind was created in Adam to be the center of all the created order—everything in this world is meaningless without the part to be played by man. There is no point without us. …
Mosquitos in the Swamp of Self
The overflow of your salvation is to be love – love for God and love for your neighbor. This love comes along with a host of all the graces – humility, patience, gentleness, kindness, and every other good and pleasant thing that ties brothers together. You have one obligation to God, and that is to …
Cooking or Eating?
We are seeking to return to a full and biblical view of the sacraments, and, as we do so, we have to guard against the temptations that attend this endeavor. One of the temptations is to set Word and sacraments against one another, as though they were somehow competitors. “What is more important,” the question …
Their Stage-Prop God
You are being summoned to worship the triune Majesty of God – Father, Son and Holy Ghost. As you come, it is most necessary that you keep yourselves from the corruptions of idols. In these troubled times, it is crucial for every Christian to recognize that the Holy Trinity is not the god mentioned on …
Justice and Matthew 18
One of the common problems that arises among Christians who are committed to resolving conflicts (as possible) the way the Bible says to do it is the problem of thinking that Matthew 18 is an all-purpose text toward that end. It is thought that whenever disagreement of a substantial nature arises it is necessary to …
Refuge From God In God
We come before the Lord as His people, and we commune with the Lord through the means that He has established. If this is disconcerting, we may reject these means, and flee from Him, as the open infidel does. But we may also be cowardly infidels, and think that we cannot risk open flight—after all, …
Eating and Drinking the Wisdom of Christ
When you come to worship the Lord, you do so in order to magnify His name, His Word, and His way. Spiritual confusion enters when we try to listen to more than one spiritual authority. We are Christians, and this means that God alone has ultimate authority over us, and that God alone has an …