Reflections on the Fall of Joe Paterno

From a 60 year career to unceremonious ignominy, Penn State head coach Joe Paterno has endured a rapid, precipitous slide.Not a fall from grace, but certainly a shameful fall, nonetheless.The world can learn two very important spiritual truths from this scandal: the...

Comment on "My Utmost" April 27 — 28 Part III

"This is the unshakable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him – "I will give thee thy life." What more does a man want than his life? It is the essential thing. "Thy life for a prey" means that wherever you may go, even if it is into hell,...

Comment on "My Utmost" April 27 — 28 Part II

"Are you seeking great things for yourself? "O Lord, baptize me with the Holy Ghost." If God does not, it is because you are not abandoned enough to Him, there is something you will not do. Are you prepared to ask yourself what it is you want from God...

Comment on "My Utmost" April 27 — 28

At first, when I read these two passages, I became convinced that when I wanted more of God in my life, that I should not expect anything, that I was expected to remain minimal, cool, and collected.Here is one of the passages that really got my attention:"Are you...

Bored — Why?(And what to do about it!)

Boredom afflicts people often.When nothing is happening, at least to the mind and the body's eye, we get nervous, antsy, restless, uptight.Yet God is working, always working:"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now...

Love Unconquerable that Conquers all Fear

In the past, I used to fear a lot. I would get so worked up, sometimes for no apparent reason.A friend of mine reminded me of an important scripture:"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy...