I thought there were some interesting thoughts being discussed here. Do you think these fellows are on the right track? Read more

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This video is in response to a Youtube comment which asks “Why do you show Jesus on the cross when He is in Heaven poised to return on the clouds in judgement?” So here you go Robert M O’dell Read more

The Apostles Creed has been a part of the church in the West for a very long time. It is used in baptisms, prayers, and basic catechesis. However there are some people who argue that the creeds are not found in the Bible, and so they are simply traditions of men that should be condemned. I think that argument is a little silly, but I’m not going to get into all that right now (perhaps I will post something on... Read more

Here is a video I made in response to a question from my friend Ryan Mahoney. Read more

Have you ever felt isolated from your own story? Do you go through days without a sense of the continuity between your habits and action and who you are and what you want to live for? The noisiness of life has a tendency to mute our identity and stifle any sense of progression and conversation that we might be having within ourselves and with God. My own experience with the isolation of noisiness is one of the reasons I started... Read more

  Some people ask why the compilers of the biblical canon were right in including Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs in it. This concern stems from the fact that both of these books are pretty unique in the Biblical cannon and were considered somewhat controversial at times. For Christians the concern about these books has never really been a huge issue. They were included in the Septuagint, and that pretty much settled the question for many years. Then came... Read more

The book of proverbs is a deeply loved, and also deeply complicated book of the Bible. In popular culture most people seem to think that Solomon composed the book with wisdom that was given to him by God. The reason that he is credited with the book is because there is a note that the proverbs come from him in the first verse of chapter one (and also at the beginning of chapters 10 and 25). If you actually read... Read more

The books of Job and Proverbs probably were completed around the same time. Both of them present a kind of wisdom, but both of them are in tension with one another. Proverbs presents a kind of Practical wisdom. It’s the kind of stuff that common sense is made up of. On the other hand Job contains a more speculative wisdom, which is also found in Ecclesiastes. This wisdom seems to assail the practical. It lambastes the Sage of the proverbs... Read more

The following quote comes from “On the Dress of Virgins” by St. Cyprian. It discusses how one ought to spend their wealth. You say that you are wealthy and rich, and you think that you should use those things which God has willed you to possess. Use them, certainly,but for the things of salvation;  use them,  but for good purposes;  use them,  but for those things which God has commanded,and which the Lord has set forth. Let the poor feel that... Read more