Jesus knew His purpose in this life, and He called disciples after Him, giving them instructions to carry on His teaching. Without doubt, He is the model in principle for our lives. While we are not in the same circumstances or given the same specific tasks as Jesus Himself, the principles–really, the Person–which shaped His work should also define our Read More

I wore a red shirt with a starched collar to the family Christmas party. From my upbringing I got the disposition to regard nice clothes as the first step of fivolity toward decadence. I am not sure how much of that was deliberate principle versus circumstance and personal preference, but my mental point of reference is the conception of unstained, Read More

How odd that we most need help when we are least capable of asking for it. I am grateful the bad weather did not blow in yesterday, for I felt that I had to get home. I needed the emotional stabilization that comes from family. I don’t know why. Nothing has happened recently that is in the least out of Read More

A sermon on marriage. It appears there is a second part.