Recently, one of our close friends lost his father. This last Saturday we attended the funeral. Prior to his death, his dad had selected which readings he would like to have read at his funeral. Inexplicably, the gospel reading that he chose was the parable of the prodigal son found in Saint Luke’s Gospel. — 1 — This man had…
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I Stand With Luther
Martin Luther, the Father of the Reformation, or perhaps more aptly, the father of the Protestant Revolt 🙂  As someone who has quit my own personal protest and has indeed come into full communion with the Catholic Church; it may be surprising to hear that there are actually areas of commonality where I would wholeheartedly agree with Martin Luther. Those…
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AFFL #026 Temporal Loops and Men in Kilts
Ethan’s Confirmation, a week spent with my folks, and a late night power wheelchair repo are all on the docket for this week! We share some great news about our friend Christine and go to the Sacramento Highland Games. Is it just me or is my wife sporting a mustache in this photo?!! We talk about, The Miracle Maker, A.D. The…
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Implicit Realities in Scripture
There are many implicit realities in both life and the Scriptures. Things that while perhaps not explicitly stated are nevertheless very much true. I would like to briefly touch on several implicit realities found within the holy Scriptures. Let’s begin with one that we can all perhaps agree on. — 1 — The Trinity The doctrine of the trinity is one that…
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Confessions
Confessions I was driving home after working out of town the other day and I decided to swing by a Church in Sacramento to make a confession. The priest was very good, kind and insightful, and I left feeling renewed and ready to get home and see my family. The only problem was, I still had over an hour left to drive…
