Joseph said this to his brothers after revealing his identity to them: “So it was not you who sent me here, but God” (Genesis 45:8). The lesson is that God was sovereign over the choices that the brothers made for Joseph; nothing that they did was … [Continue reading]
In writing about Lucius Sulla, Augustine says, “For that victory was not so conducive to his exaltation to power, as it was fatal to his ambition; for by it he became so insatiable in his desires, and was rendered so arrogant and reckless by … [Continue reading]
This is the 26th post in the Sermon on the Mount Series. I have often read the admonition against worry that is found in Matthew 6:25-34. I understand that I should not worry about whether I will eat, what I will wear or where I will live. Jesus … [Continue reading]
It took me three attempts before I could watch all of Mr. Bean’s Holiday. I really get uncomfortable when the protagonist is about to do something really stupid or embarrassing. Stupid and embarrassing are the main fare of that movie which resulted … [Continue reading]
