Be steadfast in faith for Christ
Here’s a scene from A Man for All Seasons. It’s the scene where King Henry VIII is trying to coax Thomas More to agree to Henry’s divorce of his wife,…
It’s never too late to return to God.
Joe was very discouraged. His addiction was making him feel terrible about himself. Only recently had he been even willing to acknowledge that it was an addiction! But, in his…
It’s Up To You
I’d like to share with you an old story. It’s about a young rabbi who was frustrated that the people of the synagogue didn’t recognize his gift of wisdom. He…
Jesus’ Definition of Love
I apply for a job and get turned down. Someone else got it because the way things work there is that it is an “old boy’s club”, or I just…
Willing to Service Others
Ben was a football coach in the local junior high school. He was always able to put successful teams together. On one particular occasion, his team was playing a game…
Rely on Christ
Robert was a young man who liked to be complimented. And although he would never admit it, he would be inwardly disappointed if he didn’t receive some type of affirmation.…
What does God want us to do?
Mark was an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist. He and his wife, Susan, had been EM’s for several years. But Susan hadn’t exercised her ministry for a long time. She’d…
Christ Died For Us
This story I am about to tell you took place during the second war in Iraq. The U.S. soldiers who were involved in this conflict were under great strain. They…
Take up the Cross
Frank had a problem, and it was something that he’d been dealing with all his life. What was this problem? Frank would always fall into the wrong way of thinking—the…
Possess Real Peace
I would like to share with you a journal entry written by a young woman: “They can harass us, they can rob us of our material goods, of our freedom…
God will come through for you
A guy in his late thirties went to visit his grandmother who was in an assisted living facility. The grandmother was in her nineties but still pretty “with it”. During…
God’s purpose for us
Mark did something years ago (while in college) that he regrets to this day. And whenever difficulties arise, and Mark is faced with a challenging situation, he goes back to…