by sworel | Jun 3, 2019 | 2019, Musings
On my recent trip to Great Britain, I noticed that London was filled with huge cranes. High rise buildings were under construction everywhere! And around each of those structures was a labyrinth of steel platforms and piping. Clearly the engineers wanted to make sure...
by sworel | May 27, 2019 | 2019, Musings
I just got back from an extended trip to England, Scotland and Ireland. And as the Irish would say, “It was grand!” And I came away with a number of spiritual observations. The most significant of which revolved around a sign I saw on the side of a city bus in...
by sworel | May 20, 2019 | 2019, Musings
Sadly, Christianity in the U.S. has a pretty poor reputation and might be typified as rather “soft.” We have earned that reputation and reinforce it routinely as we sit on soft chairs in our air-conditioned auditoriums, sipping good coffee and nibbling on a tasty...
by sworel | May 13, 2019 | 2019, Musings
I have zero musical talent and offer two personal stories as proof. As my 8th grade year drew to a close, our Catholic school did a special mass presentation. As the nun began our preparation, she was passing out the song books and paused in front of me. “No, I don’t...
by sworel | May 6, 2019 | 2019, Musings
As you read this musing, I will most likely be touring around England (hopefully on the correct side of the road). I do enjoy reading things from English history and so I paid particular attention to an interesting section I recently found in John Ortberg’s book Who...
by sworel | Apr 29, 2019 | 2019, Musings
Last week was Easter. It is the high point on the Christian calendar. On Friday our attention was on the sacrificial death of Christ. The cross and our Savior’s crucifixion represent the payment that was paid in full for our sin debt. Mercy was extended to us on...
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