A couple of weeks ago I competed in the Houston Highland Games. WE threw 56 pound weights, threw 22 pound hammers, and tossed a huge log the size of a telephone pole. After competing I was hooked and looked for another Scottish festival that featured the games. However, my hopes quickly...
The meditation for the Treasury today is by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In it he writes, "It is not we who build. Christ builds the church. No man builds the church but Christ alone. Whoever is minded to build the church is surely well on the way to destroying it; for he will build a temple to idols...
Anxiety or Panic Attacks are real things and are not fun. These attacks are intense periods of fear or feelings of doom developing over a very short time frame. For alot of the baptized, these anxiety attacks come when they desire to go to church. Many people avoid church for many reasons...
Imagine if my wife invited me to a nice steak dinner at a local restaurant. She called me and said she got a sitter for the kids, and has reservations at 6. She gave me the directions to the place, and even ordered a drink for me and an appetizer is sitting on the table. She went out and bought...
This morning in the Treasury of Daily Prayer, we were blessed with a writing from Walther that says, "Today, the cross is still a terror-but only to hell. It shines upon its ruins as a sign of victory over sin, death, and Satan. With a crushed head, the serpent of temptation lies at the foot of...
The last few weeks have been very draining. Anticipating Hurricane Harvey was an emotional drain. We didn't know how bad the storm was going to be, but we knew that it was going to be bad. The aftermath of the storm left houses destroyed, people dead, material goods lost, and emotions drained...
The Devil doesn't want you in Church on Sunday morning. He wants you to be anywhere else besides the place in which you have absolute forgiveness of all your sins. He wants you to be in a place where your flesh is pleased, where your ego is boosted, and where your self piety is encouraged. He...