Tag Archives: sin

No action is exempt from moral judgment; no activity can be despoiled of the value which a moral purpose confers on all things. This means that every thought and every action can be broken down to the moral principles guiding the action. Once broken down, the action can be seen ...

Most of the backyards in our neighborhood had clotheslines. Some were made of rope, suspended by “T” shaped pieces of wood on either side, while others were sturdy wire lines with steel posts at either end, held in the earth by cement. There was also the occasional umbrella-shaped line where ...

An atheist asked me how I reconcile the blood and guts, “vengeance is mine” God of the Old Testament and the loving, forgiving Jesus Christ of the New Testament. Like most Christians I had no real answer, so I started thinking it through and praying about it. Then during my ...

Tolerance and apathy are the final virtues of a dying society, so said Aristotle. Today we bear witness to the end results of tolerance and are seeing the beginnings of apathy. Tolerance has seeped into the church and poisoned the Body of Christ causing a rotting away of its members. ...

The fool, or jester, of medieval times was an interesting character. He spent his life entertaining noblemen and kings. He had a great wit and humor about him, which he needed in order to wear his garishly colored garments and his “fool’s” hat with its jingling bells. But perhaps his ...