For me, the stronger ground I have in my personal life, then the more will I have to fight the good fight.
I see no room in holy Scripture for any sexual activity outside of matrimony.
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.
If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage.
But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in.
If there are Muslims who believe that they've got to kill Christians to make a way for the Islamic faith in the West, not only would they be disappointed, but it will lead to conflict, there's no doubt about that.
We've got to find ways of confronting the issues that divide - and at the heart of cultural issues, you often find religions.
The more I think of you, the less I think of you.
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
It takes a well-spent lifetime, and perhaps more, to crystalize in us that for which we exist.
The only way to understand something is to be confronted by something that is difficult to understand.