As butterflies break out of their cocoons in the spring, sometimes marriages need to break out of old patterns in order to find new life. Butterfly We are struggling in this cocoon of our marriage. What was once warm and cozy, safe and secure, now feels tight and confining. There’s little room for either of […]
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Remember those great cowboy movies of old? Just when all hope was gone, the calvary would come riding over the hills, guns blazing. Nowadays, the calvary is more likely to take the shape of one man, coming in like Rambo with machine guns in each hand and rounds of bullets strapped across his chest. This […]
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Guest post by Ken Wyatt on how marriage helps smooth rough edges. Those Rough Edges Spending some time with family members around a breakfast table one morning, we were discussing our various personality types – as they have revealed themselves over years of marriage. It occurred to me, during that conversation, that my own rough […]
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Do you want to be saved from lies? Just turn off your TV and radio and shut down your Internet. As we deal with the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for Election 2020, lies and political spin is rampant. You might be ready to cry with the writer of Psalm 120, “Deliver me, Lord, from lying […]
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Looking for ideas how to keep the Easter celebration going all the way to Pentecost? Check out my article from last year’s March edition of St. Anthony Messenger Press. Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Easter as we continue to shelter in place.
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My children introduced me to “The Song that Never Ends” when they were five and six. It was just a few lines that were repeated ad infinitum. It ranked right up there with “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” for its annoyance quotient. At least with “99 Bottles” one word changes each time and […]
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“The quality of mercy is not strained, it falleth like the gentle rain from heaven,” Shakespeare tells us in the Merchant of Venice. But what is the quality of mercy? Is it simply compassion shown to an offender or victim of misfortune as Webster tells us? Or is it something more as we see in […]
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(Guest Post by Brad Flory on how he has learned the art of “falling on your sword” to keep his marriage strong.) “Wow, your hair looks nice!” I said. A scornful look crossed her face. “I had it cut and colored two days ago,” she said. “And you didn’t notice until now.” “If I didn’t […]
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What if I told you I had a surefire way to chase away the shelter in place doldrums, put a stop to excessive worry and cure a critical spirit? And it doesn’t cost anything! That is what the commentary on Psalm 117 in my copy of The Interpreter’s Bible claims. The magic bullet? Praise! Or […]
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In the beginning God created male and female. Man plants the seed, but woman gives birth. There is no life without the seed, no life without a place to nurture the seed to maturity. Which came first? Both come from the same life source. In the beginning there were two. Two are better than one! […]
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