St. Philip Neri on the Crucifix

Albert Schweitzer on Intellectuals

Joel Osteen on Character

Linus Van Pelt on the Meaning of Christmas

Duck Dynasty Calls From the Divine

The Meaning of Christmas

Linus said it best:




Such wisdom from the mouths of a babe. Fitting for the miracle of the Incarnation, which allowed for the Savior of the world to come to the earth born as an innocent child to a faithful mother not in a palace but a manager. Good grief!

 

 Yet that child was a Prince of Peace who redeemed humanity. And a host of angels sang in praise of the newborn king.



  MERRY CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN!

Savoring the Sweet Meaning of the Candy Cane

This spiritual hermaneutic of the candy cane is less saccharine than beating your noggin with Moose A. Moose singing the candy cane song. 

Fake It Until You Make It?

Ephesians 2:8-9 proclaims that faith is a gift from God.  While I have never felt bereft of that gift, belief in the Divine seems difficult in this culture.  

I recently saw a sign which piqued my interest.  The sign proclaimed: "I would rather live my life and die to find out there isn't than live my life as if there isn't and find out that there is."

In some ways, this sentiment is back oneself through the Pearly Gates.  But for an agnostic who is not blessed with the gift of faith, it is an exortation to "Fake it until you make it."  It also indicates that is it better to make a world which you would want to live in.