"I hate pride and arrogance…" (Prov 8:13b, NIV2)A young woman goes to confession and admits that she is prideful. "Any time I look in the mirror, I can't help but think that I am so beautiful, much more than any of my friends that look like prunes compared to me." The...
When Ireland was invaded by the Normans in 1169, they had no idea that they would have to endure British rule for the next eight centuries. English laws were soon enacted to strip them of their land as well as of their unique cultural heritage, including their...
"God, I thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax collector." (Luke 18:11, NIV)When the full impact of the potato blight struck Ireland, the general public opinion in Britain was that the Irish brought this disaster...
The Irish had suffered so much during the famine years when their potato crops, their only available staple, failed. Though millions died, others looked to the horizon with hope in their hearts. Distant lands in far-away countries, lands where there was no famine,...
"Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time? Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?" (Luke 12:56-57, NIV2)In this series we have found how deadly these...
"But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is." (John 16:13, MSG)"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world...
"In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in—nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes.” (Matt 24:11-12 MSG) According to certain denominations, what is...