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Last summer, my eldest son was married. Next summer, my second son is getting married. The Lord has blessed both couples with a great gift that he specially prepared for each of them. I watch my sons delight in their bride and soon-to-be bride. So much love. So much joy. Each bride is enchantingly beautiful in the eyes of their beloved. It’s all given me impetus to meditate on the bride of Christ, the Church.

I recently had a very good discussion with an avowed humanist. We had a fair amount of common ground. We both believe and affirm the dignity of each human being. We both believe and affirm the importance of personal responsibility.

In a recent meeting at church, someone asked me my greatest weakness in the faith. I quickly selected the socially acceptable sin of impatience. What do I mean by socially acceptable? I am talking about those “sins” we don’t mind or maybe even like to confess to each other.

Be still and know that I am God...

It’s difficult for those of us in the United States to relate to a monarchy with their kings, queens, princes, princesses, and all the pomp and circumstance. But, with the Queen of England dying, it is the only thing in the news cycle. One of the most fascinating parts of the monarchy in England is the idea of heritage.