One of the questions we hear frequently concerns the idea of chastisement or discipline. Should we understand sickness, tragedy and the loss of jobs or loved ones as the work of God for our good? For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he...
Church was a constant reminder to me of how I always fell short. Born and raised as a Catholic in Ohio, I quit going to church by the age of sixteen because of the pressure. Fast-forward six years and I was married and starting a family—and I was drawn back into...
There is something about water that attracts us. The beauty of large bodies of still water, the sound of rushing water in a creek or brook, or the mesmerizing sight of the ocean’s waves as they run to the shore cause most of us to stop, gaze, listen and ponder. Water...
