Tag: G.K. Chesterton
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Rejoice Always? Yeah, Right.
What would you tell somebody you loved if you had one more chance to talk to her? You would probably say that you loved her, right? Or maybe that you are glad he has been a part of your world. Would you tell him to seek happiness? Would you tell her to seek the Lord? […]
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Jesus, the Happy Man
As many times as I have looked for it, melancholy, self-pity, moping and complaining just do not seem to be a part of Jesus’ game. Sure, he weeps with Mary and Martha when Lazarus died. And he sweat drops of blood in the garden at the Mount of Olives before his arrest, too. Jesus was […]
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Sorry Charlie: Our Joy in the Failure of Others
A year or so ago I was sitting down for coffee with my pastor Tal. I had some problems that probably had something to do with a girl or one of those other things that gives me problems. Wait- no, it was a girl. Anyhow, Tal’s advice that day has stuck close by me and […]