Bill had a son who fell away from the church a number of years ago. This had been a real hardship for him because he and his wife had blamed themselves for what had happened. Recently, friends of Bill’s, a married couple, were talking with him, and shared their sadness at the fact that their…Continue reading Trust God to Give you grace
Elliott and Keith were brothers. Elliott was married and in his late 50’s. Keith was a priest in his late 40’s. They were spending a few days together—just the two of them, fishing. Neither was a great cook, so they found themselves in the only restaurant in town, a place called The Lighthouse. They both…Continue reading nothing is impossible for God
Frank had been a Catholic all his life. He went to Mass on Sundays, but not much else beyond that. His faith experience never became part of how he lived his life. They were like two separate things. Once Mass was over, he felt that he had fulfilled the “obligation” which his parents had instilled…Continue reading Corpus Christi
Ron was sitting in the congregation. It was homily time. He’s gotten used to the priest not really saying anything of interest to him, and so Ron’s mind starts to wander. He’s thinking about the new job he wants, and that his wife will come through the operation. Actually, he has been praying for those…Continue reading God is always with us
When Sue was told that her husband had just died, she could see her life falling apart before her eyes. This had come literally out of nowhere. Jim had been working out back in the garden. One minute he was planting vegetables, the next he was lying unconscious on the lawn. He was rushed to…Continue reading Pentecost, a powerful faith
Keith was in trouble and it made him feel sick to his stomach. He thought to himself, “Am I being tested?” Then he thought, “Is God punishing me for something from the past?” The thing that filled him with fear was that Keith was being blamed for the mismanagement of funds at his firm. And…Continue reading Trust in God
Martin had a hard time confronting people. As a supervisor, Martin found it very difficult to tell those who worked for him that they were doing something wrong. He was afraid that if he did this they would no longer like him or think he was a great guy. So, what would happen from time…Continue reading Love one another as I have loved you
A man was kneeling in church and thinking that God was mad at him. From the man’s perspective, that’s what he deserved. He couldn’t conquer his sins. He would try, but eventually he would fall again, and how much would God put up with this? At this moment he wasn’t feeling very peaceful or comforted….Continue reading Recapture Your Peace
I would like to share with you something. It’s called An Autobiography in Five Short Paragraph’s and I goes like this: Chapter One I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way…Continue reading Our Transformation
Steve just couldn’t take criticism. The minute someone made an observation about something he did, it would stop him dead in his tracks. Then he would spend days processing what was said to him. He’d also vent to those he could trust and start to second guess everything he’d done recently or was thinking of…Continue reading What is God asking of me?
To allow feelings of regret to overwhelm us can be a dangerous thing. Regret or guilt can make us look at our life the wrong way. How many times have you wished you had a chance to do something over again. You say to yourself, “If I only had those circumstances back again so that…Continue reading Salvation
Mark was a skeptical person. He hated being this way but he couldn’t help himself. He had this strange fear that people were not really going to come through for him, that people really didn’t like him, and that they would, in the end, betray him or abandon him. Mark really didn’t know how he…Continue reading The Peace that Christ Offers Us