Can We Change the Lord’s Mind?

I have been thinking about interceding with the Lord lately. Do we sometimes hear the voice of the Lord when we intercede for others? And, if we do, can we change the Lord’s mind?

Brethren, Fly

You want to hear my confession? I have an iPhone.

God Loves Him Because He is Lovable

This rich man (from Luke 18) is not interested in God. He is interested in doing the right rules perfectly. He wants to test Jesus not try to know him, not depend on Him. The one thing the rich man doesn’t realize, the one thing he doesn’t have on board, is the fact that God is already loving him. Already God loves him – not because he keeps all the commandments but because he is lovable.

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading about the rich man who wants to take his ease. Leo Tolstoy lends a hand with his short story “How Much Land Does a Man Need?”

I Was Not Trying to Be Noticed, I Promise!

I may or may not have been caught reading the Bible in public. Hard to say.

The New Testament Challenge

The New Testament challenge: to read the entire NT between now and the Nativity of Christ. Includes a schedule of readings.

And Who is My Neighbor?

The lawyer was evading the Lord, the Lord’s teaching and his actual neighbor was by turning the Lord’s teaching into a theological discussion. Perhaps you’ve met people who seem to have a boundless capacity for theological discussions. I am convinced that sometimes that are an evasion tactic. – Hope you enjoy the post, it is a part of the sermon I am giving on Sunday.

Do Our Pets Go To Heaven?

I was asked recently if our pets go to heaven. Here is my theological opinion. I am filing this under, “You can’t make everybody happy.”

If They Do Not Hear Moses and the Prophets…

If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead. We are told 7 times in the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom to “attend.” Being attentive is the constant call of our Lord Jesus Christ. “He who has ears to hear let him hear!” It is the right time to open our ears.It is the right timeto listen.

Lectio Divina

From the earliest accounts of monastic practice – dating back to the fourth century – it is evident that a form of reading called lectio divina (“divine” or “spiritual reading”) was essential to any deliberate spiritual life. What is it? How can we do it?