All For God

The work of a Beethoven, and the work of a charwoman, become spiritual on precisely the same condition, that of being offered to God, of being done humbly ...

Readjusting Our Expectations

We ask less of this life because we know full well that more is coming in the next. The art of living with suffering is just the art of readjusting our ...

The Need to Develop Perseverance

We need to develop the ability to persevere even when the rewards are few and the accolades none.

Happiness Is a Dividend

I have observed that when any of us embarks on the pursuit of happiness for ourselves, it eludes us. Often I've asked myself why. It must be because ...

Life's Cycle

Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our calling that we may sleep in thy peace and wake in thy glory.

Time and Eternity

It is precisely because of the eternity outside time that everything in time becomes valuable and important and meaningful. Therefore, Christianity ... ...

God is our Landlord

We are God's tenants here, and yet here He, our landlord, pays us rents--not yearly, nor quarterly, but hourly and quarterly; every minute He renews ...

Giving Brings More Gifts

When we give to others, God gives us something in return: freedom from the tyranny of our problems.

God Opens His Hands

When in prayer you clasp your hands, God opens his.

Retrieving Perspective

Gary Thomas writes in Christianity Today:

Thinking about eternity helps us retrieve [perspective]. I'm reminded of this every year when I figure my ...