Happy are the Merciful

by | Sep 25, 2015 | Sermon

This is Jesus’ fifth beatitude. The first four beatitudes deal entirely with inner principles… principles of the heart and mind. They are concerned with the way we see ourselves before God. The last four are outward manifestations of those attitudes. Those who...

Happy are the Holy

by | Sep 25, 2015 | Sermon

We live in a wicked world. Every day we are often ashamed of what we read in our newspapers and hear on the TV news shows. Immorality and violence are all over our society and our media. And much of America seems to enjoy it. We are in great need for purity in our...

My Audience with Pope Francis

by | Sep 24, 2015 | Current Issues

I have been intrigued with the visit of Pope Francis to America. I agreed with much that he said as he spoke to our Congress. I am not a Catholic, but find some agreement with the Catholic Church (you can read my blog about ‘Why I am not a Catholic’). It...

Why I am not a Catholic

by | Sep 24, 2015 | Church

I have appreciated many things about the Catholic church. The Roman Catholic Church has continued to defend the inerrancy of Scripture, the Trinity of God, Christ’s deity and His atonement. It has a good understanding of the seriousness of sin and its...

In Memory of Yogi Berra (Some Funny Quotes)

by | Sep 23, 2015 | Humor

Yogi Berra died yesterday (Sept. 22, 2015) at the age of 90. Yogi anchored the greatest dynasty in baseball history. He played on ten world championship teams, won the American League MVP award three times, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. But...