Various texts You are all going to die. Why does it come as such a shock that I would say this? Is it because it is not true? Is it inappropriate to point this out? Saint Benedict, who founded the Catholic order of Benedictines, had 73 rules for his monks and rule 47 was: “To…
Various texts I just spent eleven days in Ireland and depending on where you come from, the most amazing part of those days varies. For the Irish, the most amazing thing was that in those eleven days there were six sunny days, two days of rain, and three days of part sun, part rain. In…
Various I learned a lot from my father. He taught me that when you are digging from a pile, dig from the bottom and let the pile work for you. Let the dirt come down rather than work to get it off the top of the pile. He taught me that when you get bucked…
Luke 16:1-15 We have taken a big step, moving into our own villa, and now we are discovering the ways we have to improve if we are to take advantage of our new church home. Last week I talked about the use of our spiritual gifts. With more potential comes more opportunity and with more…
Ephesians 4:11-16 For the past couple years a number of us at RIC have played in a softball league at the American school. We play for a team named, All Sorts, which in past years was made up from people here and there. But then a member of RIC became coach and now all but…