"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
A while back I mentioned that some friends of mine, Kenn and Laura Cramer were moving from Colorado to become missionaries on the Indian Reservation in Montana. At the time I had also meant to share a link to Patchwork Papist, a blog for which they’ve both written.
Here’s one from Kenn…
…and one from Laura:
“If I have only an hour with someone, I will spend the first 55 minutes asking questions and finding out what is troubling their heart and mind, and then in the last 5 minutes I will share something of the truth.”
– Francis Schaeffer
You might have seen Bill Maher on The Tonight Show last week with the host Stephen Colbert:
Although he did quite well, here’s what I would have liked Stephen to have said…
Today’s song is “Your Great Name” by Natalie Grant.
Lost are saved find their way at the sound of your great name
All condemned feel no shame at the sound of your great name
Every fear has no place at the sound of your great name
The enemy—he has to leave at the sound of your great name
Jesus,
Worthy is the Lamb
That was slain for us,
Son of God and Man
You are high and lifted up and all the world will praise your great name
All the weak find their strength at the sound of your great name
Hungry souls receive grace at the sound of your great name
The fatherless—they find their rest at the sound of your great name
The sick are healed and the dead are raised at the sound of your great name
Redeemer, My Healer, Lord Almighty
My Savior, Defender, You are My King
For a long time I’ve been a big fan of Dr. Bergsma’s work, owning many of his lectures on MP3, as well as leading a study of his book “Bible Basics for Catholics” in which he renders salvation history through a series of adorable stick figures.
A few weeks ago Dr. Bergsma released a new book, “New Testament Basics for Catholics”. Here’s a presentation lecture on the content of the book:
I’m a Pope Benedict XVI fan. I wasn’t always. In fact, I was dead set against Cardinal Ratzinger becoming Pope. However, when I started to read the writings of the man I discovered a loving, shy academic who never wanted to be Pope.
There’s a lot I love about Pope Francis too, not least of which is his connection to the Eastern Church. However, I have to admit I get really irritated when I hear Pope Benedict negatively contrasted to his successor. Pope Francis is an extrovert, Benedict is not, so it’s inevitable that their styles will be different. However, where it counts…
This is the fastest way to get through a checkbox…and is kinda genius!