June 07, 2012
April 03, 2012
Prayers for Chuck Colson
March 14, 2012
Benedict of Nursia on the Value of Work
March 12, 2012
Obamacare’s Religious Rubes
June 21, 2011
Praying for More Tax Revenue?
November 02, 2010
A Prayer for Governing Authorities
November 02, 2010
An Election Day prayer
Today is Election Day in the United States, and here’s a fitting prayer from the Book of Common Prayer:
Almighty God, who hast created us in thine own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Continue Reading...
September 08, 2010
Labor and the limits of work
There has been some good discussion over the past week and Labor Day holiday about the nature of work and its role in our lives (particularly here).
The first thing I’d like to point out about Lester DeKoster’s claims regarding work is that he has in mind, at least partially, the classical Greek philosophical distinction between the active and contemplative life, particularly its disdain of manual labor. Continue Reading...
April 01, 2010
Psalm 94
May 13, 2009