Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

God cannot be rejected without putting something else in his place. The history of philosophy is largely a history of setting up God surrogates. It is a history of idol-making. One of the most effective ways to understand history, then, is to identify the prevailing idols. -Nancy Pearcey: Finding Truth

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

It’s okay to ask God, “Why?” There comes a time, however, for us to trust Him. How come? Because God said so. -Dr. R. Reed Lessing

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 

“Heart” in Hebrew refers to our innermost self….the will, mind, moral character, and spiritual commitment.” ‘Man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7.
“Idols of the heart are the convictions that engage us most deeply and drive our behavior.”
-Finding Truth by Nancy Pearcey What is you god?

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

“It is time that we all began to live for eternity- not time, and for Christ – not ourselves. We must realize that our public effectiveness is largely based on our private relationship with God.”
-Erwin W. Lutzer, When a Nation Forgets God

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

The Constitution specifically sets aside Sunday from any governmental work; Christianity is the only major
religion in the world with a Sunday Sabbath.
-The American Story, the Beginnings