The Joy of Suffering and Sacrifice
We need to learn the joy of suffering and prepare for martyrdom. The Via Appia is a road leading south from Rome. Days before his death,...
Cultivating Fear and Awe
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Psalm 111:10). The men strained at their nets and could barely pull in the fish....
Our Duty: Build Christian Counterculture
We have a duty, as 21st century Christians, to build a counterculture. 1,500 years ago, a young nobleman was appalled by the moral chaos...
When Excuses Fall Short
“Amidst the racket and ridicule of people my prayer rises toward You, O my King and my Kingdom. Prayer is incense, that ceaselessly...