The veil was torn, removing the barrier
Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and… Read more.
Standards have to be tended to
I saw a post on Facebook, conversing about two-way traffic being restored to Church Street near St. Mary’s church in McKees Rocks and, as someone with a business Read more.
Resonating down through the years
“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” ~John 12:24… Read more.
Life’s tough, but complaining makes it worse
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle,” John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath,” and Tom Read more.
My friend showed me an important lesson in spartan focus
Back to my friend Ian… He used his place on the Canadian Olympic team and the connections he made to lay the groundwork for his future as a top level… Read more.
Hurtling downhill to the top of your game
My friend Ian lives near Phoenix, Ariz. He’s a successful guy, providing personal speed and strength training for professional athletes. Ian got to that lofty Read more.
Sometimes it’s the little things that can truly be a blessing
When we were in the midst of our major building refurbishment last summer, my friend Mark Duffy called and asked if Faithbridge would be willing to host an outdoor Read more.
Aim your sights high, not low in the new year
I was recently in Detroit visiting my wife’s family and my brother-in-law, Eric, came up from Columbus. I admire Eric a lot. I’ve known him since 1989 and Read more.
Merry Christmas: The greatest gift is freely given to all, nothing needed in return
One of the things we believe in at Faithbridge, that’s quite different from the Roman Catholic Church of my youth, is the “priesthood of the believer.” The Read more.
Staying in our caves keeps us fixed on our shadows
Nearly 2,500 years ago, Plato devised his great lament about the philosopher’s frustrating plight of knowledge. In the Allegory of the Cave, he spelled out a Read more.