Our culture of narcissism feeds a spirituality of self-realization in the context of moral relativism. A spirituality with no beliefs to which one must adhere, no particular community to which one need belong, and no demands on one's moral behavior is appealing to narcissistic individuals. Tragically, this is what many people mean when they say, “I am spiritual.” »more
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Our culture of narcissism feeds a spirituality of self-realization in the context of moral relativism. A spirituality with no beliefs to which one must adhere, no particular community to which one need belong, and no demands on one's moral behavior is appealing to narcissistic individuals. Tragically, this is what many people mean when they say, “I am spiritual.” »more
The Church has effectively reduced and misused its greatest treasure - its Spirit-given canonical heritage. In order to correct this, we must expand our embrace to encompass the whole of the Church's canon and rightly use it for the purpose of spiritual formation instead of epistemological criterion. »more
We must not forget the horrific possibility of human evil done in the name of state, race, or science. Each one of these - the Nazi cause, the supremacy of the German race, and the cause of science - was used by various doctors from hell to rationalize their evil and inhumane
treatment of others. »more
Even though George's life is something I cannot fully understood, and certainly would never choose, it is obvious that he lived the good life - not so much because he experienced good things, but because he was a good man in a not-so-good world. »more
This is a lengthy and extensive treatment of preaching in the first five centuries of the church beginning with the apostolic fathers and concluding with the two great preachers, Augustine and Chrysostom. »more
It is impossible to understand the Bible using the Bible alone »more
Neither the Thanksgiving Hymns nor the Psalms of Solomon paint a portrait of legalistic, self-righteous Jews bent on earning God's favor through their own works of righteousness. »more
