This week, I’m want to introduce something a little different that I call “Disciples and Stewards.” A few years ago, I wrote a weekly meditation for the parish bulletin at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Augusta, GA. I try to…
Like a Bird Freed from the Fowler’s Snare
“THERE’S A BIRD IN MY HOUSE!” “What!?!” “THERE’S A BIRD IN MY HOUSE!” “Is that an observation, or a request for help?” My friend Andy and I got up from our seats around the first bonfire of the year and…
Spiritual Director – a Sherpa for the Climb of Your Life.
Imagine that you are preparing to climb Mount Everest. You gather maps, guide books, stories written by people who have been to the top. All of the research you think you might need. As you digest this information, you come…
Learn what God said already.
If the first way to discover God’s will is to ask Him directly in prayer, a second is to find out what God said already. How often do you open your Bible? How much of your bible have you actually…
Hacked! An allegory for the Fall.
“Web hosting account deactivated…” the email title shouted at me. I’d been hacked, and my webhost found malware on one of the four sites that I run. My heart sank. What a disaster! That email launched at least two months…
Love Like a Poopy Head!
1:00 AM. A quiet whimper from the vicinity of the bathroom catches my attention. I groggily get up and stumble through my pitch black bedroom. I get to the bathroom and turn on the light. My little girl looks up…