This one’s for the men Which means you can probably guess what it’s about. In October of last year I addressed a men’s retreat on the subject of the sinfulness of pornography. What follows is a summary of the main points made. But first of all a comment on that word sinfulness. It has all […]Read more
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Faith in Focus
Three Impossible Things We begin with a little exchange from Lewis Carroll’s Alice Through the Looking Glass. Alice tells the White Queen, “One can’t believe in impossible things”. To which the Queen rather loftily replies, “I daresay you haven’t had much practice. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six Read more
True Freedom In recent weeks, many young people have experienced the joy of completing another milestone in their education. At countless high school graduations, thousands of students have heard commencement addresses and valedictory speeches. Such speeches from students sometimes include reminiscence Read more
True Transformation At the beginning of January, perhaps like many others you made a New Year’s resolution. Maybe it was to eat less sugar, or to exercise more regularly, or to read all the way through the bible. These are all good resolutions, and if you’re still keeping your resolution even up to this early Read more
We don’t need to guess News is out that a certain celebrity has come to town. But why has he come? No one is quite sure. So everyone’s guessing – one suggesting this, another suggesting that – until someone comes up with the really bright idea, ‘Why not just ask him?’ So they do. And […]Read more
What can we say to the victims? You know her. Or you’ve read about her. Or she’s you. A victim of rape. How many of them there are! A wicked father, an abusive boyfriend, a cruel soldier, a complete stranger – guilty of the vilest of deeds. What physical and emotional injury they do. What […]Read more
What makes us so special? In finishing our world God was not like the artist putting some last delicate touches to his painting. Nor like the writer who finishes his article with a well-crafted sentence or two. Nor like the composer completing his score with some exquisite final notes. God finished making our Read more
What shall we do? There’s a difficulty in reading that question. You can guess what it is. The words themselves are as simple and straightforward as can be. A little child can understand them. But a mere printing of them conveys nothing of the tone. How is the question being asked? In boredom? Curiosity? Fear? Read more
What’s the point? It caught my eye immediately – a full page photo of a man sitting on a step, a pensive look on his face. Above him, in large letters, the question that heads this article, “What’s the point?” And then a few words of explanation: “It is perhaps the biggest question of them […]Read more
Whatever Else Changes What has changed for you this year? Maybe a great deal. It’s so often how it is with us. Things can be very different at the end of a year from what they were at the beginning. And often these changes are unwelcome. A loved one no longer with us. A major […]Read more