Have you ever made a long-term sacrifice – like giving up something good that you love – for someone else? Many people…
Upside of Temptation
Posts By: Rose Folsom
Power of a Simple Prayer
I had a topic to write about this week, but it was pre-empted by events. I like to keep the blog upbeat,…
The Samurai Sword of Temperance
Temperance is the virtue that helps us pass up something pleasurable in order to attain a higher goal. Well-tempered metal, like a…
You Don’t Have to Look Like a Saint to be One
Remember the centurion in the Gospel? He’s the Roman military commander who asked Jesus to heal his servant, who was lying painfully…
The Honor System
In some small towns you can still find parking fines on the honor system. I took this photo last week in Delaware….
The Key to Peace
“The challenge of the Christian life is getting along with people. If we don’t have that, what else is there?” So said…
Grandma’s Loving Look
Mercy is love as it meets the sinner. And the way we “meet” each other most often is the way we look…
Fire and Water
Good habits of thought and action, called virtues, connect us with God. In fact, they make us like God. It’s a little scary…
Mixed Motives
The robin on the power-line outside my window touts a worm in its beak. It doesn’t eat the worm right away, but…
Lessons from a Bean Sprout
Every student in Mr. Palmer’s fourth-grade class nestled a dried bean into a Dixie cup of dirt. Instructions were precise: one inch…
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