Epistemology and the Heart

              Knowing Truth is not a wholly intellectual exercise. Truth is hidden from those who hide it. In Matthew’s gospel, the chief priests and elders demanded that Jesus validate his authority for his ministerial acts. Jesus agreed to do so on one condition: They must tell him the source of John the Baptist’s authority.              

When the Tax Collector Looked Up

              Two men when up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The tax collector, knowing his sin, stood far back and would not lift up his eyes. But then he heard the Pharisee pray, “God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust,

God, Our Father

he stands in relationship to God as we do so that we might stand in relationship to God as he does. He calls God “God” so that we might call God “Father.”

Social Media & Public Virtue

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people…that [you] may be seen by others.” (Matthew 6:1,16) I have watched several videos of people giving money to pizza delivery drivers, postal carriers, and other such service workers. The gist of the narrative is typically the homeowner holds out a series of envelopes. The service worker is