Creating Better Human Beings From the Bottom Up

There is no shortage of dysfunction, strife, pain, suffering, and spiritual destruction in our world. You don’t even have to turn on the news to find out anymore; people talk. People are afraid. They worry about the future of children, they worry about collateral damage and the economy from wars,…

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:2-4) The book of James opens up with these lines, guiding us…

I was making a long drive across the country for my next job and so I had time to reflect. Reflect about my life, my current state, my relationships, and things that I had put off mentally and emotionally. To add to the spice, I was listening to some sermons…

We all experience stress. Simply, stress is irritability in a circumstance, experienced as a negative feeling. We can feel pressured or rushed, which stresses our timeline. We can feel angst and fear of world events, giving us anxiety and worry. Or relationships can give us this negative sensation when we…

Currently, we are waiting to get our car fixed before we return home. My work contract ended yesterday, and we had a plan to leave today, go on some side adventures on the way and basically be back home in a week. We spent time coordinating the drive, time, parks,…

In further reflecting on Lent, I am asking God to change me more. I am asking for humility in accepting the plan laid out before me. It’s so difficult to accept that the ideas I have are inferior to God’s plan but what else could they be!? We always ask…

The final week had drawn to a close. There was so much going on, I had completely neglected in doing the weekly blog. It was a long week, mostly due to a fast I was doing, but also with work and some other personal things. Let’s just say, once Sunday…

Palm Sunday. The day that kicks off Holy Week and the beginning of our understanding of our salvation. Yes, it all began when God submitted himself and took human form, being born. Yet this week is about his acceptance of His fate, the ultimate sacrifice; his crucifixion. Jesus said it…

This week I wanted to share my thoughts on a few things for Lent, since there wasn’t a talk this past Tuesday. In an earlier posting, I had shared one of my Lenten goals was to meditate 5 minutes a day, reflecting on my journey as a Christian but also…

After this week’s talk for the Lent seminar series that I’m doing, I wanted to talk about reconciliation. The theme of it, obviously for Lent but also the sacrament of reconciliation. I wanted to give my interpretation of the sacrament as well as some common arguments that may come up…