Sacred Wonder: Rediscovering Scripture Through the Eyes of My Children
My 6-year-old daughter and I recently started reading chapter books together. The experience of a narrative slowly unfolding mesmerizes her. The story, “Wildsmith,” by Liz…
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Models of Marriage: Remember These Lessons From Biblical Power Couples This Valentine’s Day
In the Sacrament of Matrimony, we are called to love each other fully in word, spirit, and deed, not only on our wedding day, but…
3 Bible Verses to Help Deal With Stress at Work
After answering the same math question for the sixth time in five minutes, asking John twice to sit down, Kimmy to put her phone away,…
6 Bible Verses That Shepherd My Parenting
When I became a Christian, I felt like God was inviting me to come to him for parenting support, through prayer and reading his word. …
Learning About Sacrifice, With the Help of St. Mark
Sacrifice is key. We know that Jesus requires this of his followers, but I also heard this statement repeated many times when my wife and…
What’s the Apocrypha?
What’s the Apocrypha and why is it part of some Bibles and not others? The Apocrypha is the set of 15 books generally placed between…
Revisiting Revelation: Learning to Love (Not Fear) the Bible’s Last Book
One evening after dinner when I was 7 years old, my mom hauled out the family Bible. “I think it’s time you kids read the…
5 Bible Verses That Remind Us of the Importance of Rest
For many of us, busyness can become a way of life where doing overrides being. We care for the sick, volunteer, build businesses, and raise…
A Biblical Therapist Shares 4 Avenues to Finding Hope
“I can’t live with her gone!” “I don’t recognize this violent nation!” “Stop these panic attacks!” As a Biblical therapist, I listen to angry people,…
What Is Wisdom Literature?
Five books are generally categorized as wisdom literature: Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the Wisdom of Solomon. Although the literary style between these books varies,…
