Paul the apostle chose celibacy in order to have all of his time and energy to serve spiritual ends. This is just a practical reality. Augustine found this out, and later became a celibate monk (his friends were married, he was not).
Realizing that the completion of my Christian walk depends on God and not on my level of commitment or strength or goodness. I can screw up royally and still God will keep me. And I am certain that God, who began the good work within...
As an intellectual himself, Augustine reflected on the mini years he looked down upon the Bible, thinking it two simple, filling in didacticism, and basically fairy stories for children. Later, he realized that his own arrogance and the people that he fell in with were...
Augustine is well known for lamenting his years before he became a Christian. He seems overly rocked with guilt over his sexual escapades. As a young, Well to do intellectual in college he did with a lot of men did back then, which is to...
This quote is probably one of Augustine’s most famous, and it expresses a deep profound truth. Nothing in this world can truly satisfy the soul, because we are made for God and cannot rest until we are restored to him.
Recently, historically conservative Christian colleges started changing their policies regarding gay marriage and sexual orientation. This is in part a move to comply with the reality of the nationwide legal approval of gay marriage as decided by the SCOTUS in Obergefell v. Hodges issued in July of this...
Few things are as influential as positive testimonies, be they for products, or for faith. The practice of telling the story of how you came to faith, a.k.a. the personal testimony, has waned of late in many churches, in no small part because either people are...
We all have things that annoy us. Here’s mine. Pet Peeves #001, In the men’s room Pet Peeves #002, At the restaurant Pet Peeves #003, On the road Pet Peeves #004, At the gas station Pet Peeves #005, In church Pet Peeves #006, The Automobile
