by Mark Beckwith | Oct 11, 2022 | Guidance, Inspiration
In the early rituals of Yom Kippur, (which the Jewish family observed last week on October 5) a goat was presented to the high priest in the holy of holies. On the goat’s flanks were written the sins of the community – all sorts of scurrilous and cruel thoughts and...
by Mark Beckwith | Mar 14, 2022 | Guidance, Inspiration
I first learned the saying as a boy. As a young adult I saw the images of three monkeys carved over a door at a shrine in Nikko, Japan, which gave it language: “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil”. We are seeing evil march through Ukraine and onto our screens...
by Mark Beckwith | Mar 7, 2022 | Inspiration
Jesus was tempted. So are we. He was tempted by Satan to be relevant (turn stones into bread); to be spectacular (throw yourself down and not get hurt); and to be powerful (I will give your charge over the whole creation; all recounted in Luke 4:1-13). Three very big...
by Mark Beckwith | Feb 28, 2022 | Guidance, Inspiration
Like most of us, my stomach is in knots over what is happening in Ukraine. Woven together are chords of fear, threads of indignation, and skeins of disbelief that Russia would wantonly breach international law, violate a neighboring country’s sovereignty, and make...
by markmasteruser | Dec 3, 2021 | Inspiration
In recent days, the issue of abortion has been front and center – oral arguments at the Supreme Court, new legislation restricting abortion access in dozens of states, opinions and pronouncements being expressed on virtually every media platform. The rancor is almost...
