Category Archives: wisdom

What can I fulfill His command to be a peacemaker?

Jesus, of course, listed peacemakers among the blessed in His Sermon on the Mount. He is the ultimate peacemaker, first reconciling us, His enemies, with our Father. Second, this in turn reconciles us with each other. We, however, are called … Continue reading

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Resting in His Providence, Working For His Kingdom

To suggest that wisdom is always balanced seems to me to be a bit, well, unbalanced. Whoever first uttered the words of wisdom, “moderation in all things,” should, I believe, have healed himself. All things? Isn’t that a bit extreme? … Continue reading

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Narcissists Gonna Narcissize: Popping Psychology’s Bubble

It is bad enough when a group of scholars determine themselves to be experts on the human psyche, while leaving behind God’s Word. Sometime in the late nineteenth century psychology as a field of study was birthed at the University … Continue reading

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Classic Episode- Ex Cathedra, and What Do We Need to Know?

This week’s Classic Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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A Confederacy of Dunces: Crooked Sticks, Straight Lines

Some years ago I had a refreshing, encouraging conversation on a podcast, with a well known blogging friend on the subject of writing. One of the things covered in that conversation was dealing with criticism. The irony is that each … Continue reading

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Conquering the World In Our Own Neighborhood

Aquinas was a great gift, among the greatest minds the world has known. Which doesn’t mean that he had no flaws. One of which goes to the heart of his intellectual labors. He sought to synthesize the wisdom of Aristotle … Continue reading

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Lessons in the Crucible of Tyranny, in the Hand of Grace

C.S. Lewis, in his essay “On the Reading of Old Books,” which is found in the collection of essays, God in the Dock, argues that we are all by nature time bound. This frailty will, of necessity, give us a … Continue reading

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Getting Our Back Up and Forgetting Our Back Up

It is because we are saved by grace that we sinners are able to confess publicly that we are sinners. It is because we are sinners, however, that we are so quick to get defensive anytime someone accuses us of … Continue reading

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Today’s Classic JCE- Sentimentalism; Love Is; Philosophy

Love of Emotion, Defining Love and the Love of Wisdom. Just lovely. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=16928201

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Being RC’s Son- Living in the Shadow of Love

It isn’t at all unusual, when I am scrolling through twitter to see someone tweet some version of this simple but poignant idea- I miss RC. These are people who, like me, benefitted from his teaching and were charmed by … Continue reading

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