An Encouraging Word — Seeing God from behind
byThe Lord said to Moses: “I will make all my beauty pass before you. … You may see my back; but my face is…
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An Encouraging Word — Food brings us together
byCome, eat of my food and drink of my wine. Proverbs 9:5 One of the projects I am most proud of is the new…
An Encouraging Word — The practice of spiritual reading
byAttend to reading. I Timothy 4:13 Spiritual reading is the practice of reading books and articles about spirituality with the purpose of growing in…
An Encouraging Word — Ask God to keep remaking you
byDo not neglect the gift you have. … Be diligent in these matters, be absorbed in them, so that your progress may be evident…
An Encouraging Word — Why I write
byI feel a need to write to encourage you to contend for the faith. Jude 1:3 With this column, I officially end my eleventh…
An Encouraging Word — On mercy and severity
byWhoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. Luke 17:33 During my ministry over the last…
An Encouraging Word — Blessings of the young
byI remember the devotion of your youth. Jeremiah 2:2 Because I am privileged to work at two schools, Saint Meinrad Seminary and Bellarmine University,…
An Encouraging Word — The gift of self mastery
byA person should examine himself. I Corinthians 11:28 Is it my imagination, is it a sign of approaching old age or is it just…
An Encouraging Word — The nature of courage
byTake courage and be stouthearted. Psalm 31:25 On June 23, 2013, Nik Wallenda walked 1,300 feet across the Grand Canyon on a two-inch wire,…
An Encouraging Word — Harmless entertainment?
byMy heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. Hosea 11:8 I am trying to get to my ideal weight by my birthday next April….