Advent
Advent; the liturgical season of waiting. Christmas is not upon us yet. We must wait. But oh, how worthy is the wait!
"What If Jesus Meant All of That Stuff?"
Here is a great article printed in “Esquire” magazine written by Shane Claiborne, a man I particularly look up to: Shane Claiborne’s “Letter To Non-Believers” Shane was designated by the magazine to be one of the 30 Best and Brightest People of 2009. Knowing him through his writing, I am sure Shane was probably embarrassed …
"Purity 365" – Review
In his book “Purity 365” (Servant Books, 148 pages, $12.99), Jason Evert presents a year’s worth of quotes that aim to reinforce purity and cleanliness of heart. Jason speaks to tens of thousands of youth each year on the subject of chastity, and, from the clips I’ve seen of him, does a solid job of …
Death to lust. Life to Love.
I’m reviewing a book on chastity called “Purity 365” by Jason Evert, and as I began typing the review I found it became less a review and more an entire post on lust, chastity, and purity. So I instead decided to separate the latter part into its own post: One of the oldest sins of …
Punch the Heretic?!
As we step into Advent–and prepare for Christmas–a Saint who particularly pops up in the news this time of year is St. Nicholas. Far from being a jolly, cookie-eating present-giver, St. Nick was notorious in his own day for one particular incident: He punched a perceived heretic square in the face. His action isn’t something …