Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
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What does it mean that the devil is called, “the accuser of the brethren?” (Rev. 12:10) Why does that matter to Christians living today? How does that affect us in our daily lives? In past blog posts, I have talked…
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The best thing any human being can do is worship God. It fulfills our highest purpose, our destiny… to know, love, and serve God during this life, and spend eternity rejoicing in His presence. Worship is the first and best…
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We have a saying in Alleluia… one way or another, we’re gonna end up in Dearing. Many years ago, that’s where the community put our graveyard. On MLK day, one of the community’s elders took his last trip to Dearing….
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One way to do God’s will is by doing battle with the opposite of God’s will: temptation. God never wants us to sin or do evil. Understanding and living according to the moral law in the teachings of the Church,…
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At around midnight, Mary gently woke me out of a sound sleep. “David Jude is still awake. His tooth is bothering him. He might come in.” David Jude’s adult teeth started replacing his baby teeth a number of years ago,…
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A good friend shared some thoughts on spiritual direction and I thought they were so good that I got his permission to republish them here. The author Steve Camilli and I share the same spiritual director and a history in…
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Hi, I’m Nathan. I’m a news junkie. Social media, too. A total addict. But I’m in recovery. I started to notice something a couple of months ago. Most of the time I spent reading news sites and social media ended up…
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It’s not enough that we know God’s will… we must put it into practice. We might KNOW that we need to hit the brakes to avoid a head-on collision, but unless we DO hit the brakes – CRASH, BANG, KABLOOM….
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A few years ago, I read The Benedict Option, by Rod Dreher. Imagine my surprise when I got to the part where Dreher interviewed a friend of mine about the Alleluia Community, where I’ve lived for more than a decade….
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Right now, I’m driving back from Grand Rapids, MI, where I attended the 2021 Encounter Conference. Encounter is a ministry founded by Fr. Mathias Thelen and Patrick Reis that equips Christians to minister in the power of the Holy Spirit….
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I'm a charismatic Catholic who lives on the outskirts of nowhere. God has given me a wife, a family, and a mission to feed the hungry. These are my stories.
