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August 2013

August 16, 2013

What we can learn from Augustine’s mom about community

When Augustine’s mother Monica moved to Milan, she was concerned about fasting. The practice was...

June 2013

June 05, 2013

Christ is both our goal and our way

Christ is everything to the believer. Our lives follow his. This short reflection from Augustine's...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Understanding God’s mysterious methods

It's easy to get frustrated at God and the way he appears to be ignoring...

March 2012

March 25, 2012

Merry Christmas! In March?

Today is March 25. Merry Christmas! Well, sort of. Let me explain. There is a...

July 2011

July 06, 2011

Enriched by ritual

I run into people from time to time who are very skeptical of religious ritual,...

January 2011

January 28, 2011

Trusting God’s messy providence

If your week hasn’t gone according to plan, this post is for you. Come to...

January 03, 2011

Simplicity is not all it’s cracked up to be

I once heard a pastor talking about how Jesus’ ministry was all about simplifying things....

September 2010

September 24, 2010

Orphans and the heart of God

As many readers here know, Megan and I are adopting. It’s been an interest and...

September 17, 2010

One trait every Christian leader needs

Line up Moses, King David, the Apostle Paul, and John the Baptist, and you will...

August 2010

August 10, 2010

Following Jesus in the Psalms

Jesus tells us to pick up our cross and follow him, and he makes a...

August 05, 2010

Worshipping with the Psalms

There’s a passage in Augustine’s Confessions that describes a holiday he took to Cassiciacum after...

July 2008

July 07, 2008

Crooked men in a crooked world

“There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile.” — British nursery rhyme...

June 2008

June 14, 2008

More tragedy, please

Tales of tragedy, crime, and corruption have value for several reasons. One is that those...