I encountered an interesting example of how certain anti-Catholics approach us recently.  We had a person, a solid Calvinist, seeking to proselytize on a site contrary to the rules.  When he was finally brought...

when you are so spiritually beaten down by life and Satan, that you can hardly see what God would love and redeem a wretch like you (me)?

It has been three months since I last posted something on here. Just when I had nothing left to discover something new comes forth. I'm dealing with my own stupid "teenage" thoughts as I like to call them. I have put thi...

And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:  I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth....

Temptations: those situations where we know it's wrong and inwardly we still want to do it anyway--so we have to make a choice; to be right or wrong.Usually I do the right thing--even in my rebellious stages, I don't think I strayed too drastically....

Just a brief exploration of mercy from a few of the world’s religions and spiritual traditions: Mercy is what we get when faults are overlooked. That which Allah openeth un...

The older I become and the more of life I experience, the more convinced I am that time is a relative concept.  Having Mercy has certainly done funny things to my perception of time.  On the one hand, it feels ...

I just took one of my sleepy pills. So if this post ends with something like "phfdisanhofneahfdfdjkashgfrieapnhdf," that's just my face hitting the keyboard. I'm writing on borrowed time.I leave for vacation tomorrow, an...

by mr. pine I took a spiritual gifts inventory test several years ago. I was not surprised by what I scored high on (music, hospitality, teaching) because most of the questions were something like, "Do you lik...