The Human Being & Human Doing People who are wise in the art of spiritual formation often remind us that, in the end, we would benefit greatly from understanding that we are human beings and not merely humans doing.  By this, I understand them to mean that most people find their worth in what they do, as they imagine others will perceive it, whereas the biblical criteria for worth is found in who ...  Read More

“Hallowed,” like most of the verbs in this prayer, is in the imperative mood, the mood most often associated with commands.The standard translation of an imperative would make this verse sound as if the speaker is telling God to be holy, which does not make much sense.In the Greek, however, the imperative can carry the sense of an entreaty; an expression of request.  In English, to convey this sen...  Read More

by Paul CypertThis is David son of Jessie who tends the flocks of his father, he lives in a place of solitude. David spends his day in prayer, worship, and as his spirit is filled with prophetic psalms, he journals, yet keeps a watchful eye for he is the shepherd and protector of his father’s flocks. He’s just a boy but hardened, having killed the lion and the bear that attempt to steal away what ...  Read More

by Paul CypertIN THE WIND…It was early January,Last day of whitetail deer season on the High Plains of Texas,With a good friend, guiding his 16-year-old daughter on her first deer hunt.The three of us crammed into a two person deer blind, which wasn’t a negative, glad for the warmth of a couple of extra bodies. It was about 18 degrees that early morning. I was in a familiar place, a prairie runway...  Read More

by Paul CypertMay 9, 2021Hey, it’s a Sunday morning, and I like it. Can’t wait to see folks.Paul in the book of Ephesians employs a slogan, ‘Don’t let the sun go down on your anger.’ (Ephesians 4:26 KNT ‘Be angry, but don’t sin’; don’t let the sun go down on you while you’re angry,) and the people of Ephesus would have immediately understood, because it was a well-used saying in their culture.The ...  Read More

By Dustin MesserDustin Messer is a Priest at All Saints Dallas and a Constitutional Fellow at the Center for the Study of Statesmanship at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.“I feel lost.”Those are the words that greeted me when I picked up the phone. Since separating from his wife a month into the lockdowns, my friend’s days were becoming more and more listless, even as he was becom...  Read More