Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. My favorite St. Therese story comes before she went to Carmel, before she named her philosophy The Little Way, and long before anyone beyond her family gave much thought to the… Continue reading Of Tantrums and Conversions
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Construction, Destruction, and Rebuilding
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Solomon’s temple was destroyed. It was about 588 BC, and it is difficult to even imagine the sorrow and anger of the people of the kingdom of Judah. Life as they… Continue reading Construction, Destruction, and Rebuilding
“Do Not Weep”
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow; and with her… Continue reading “Do Not Weep”
Of Charisma, Christ… and Cec Murphey
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. We call it charisma, the gift of drawing people to us. Sometimes the gift evidences itself in quiet, calmly confident ways; other times, it’s more exuberant. Everyone knew Jesus had that… Continue reading Of Charisma, Christ… and Cec Murphey