By Dr. Scott Rodin | This is a guest blog by my friend John Bishop. We are all wounded people.  We are wounded from the Fall and wounded from our own failures and follies.  How many of us look over the landscape of our past with great regret – seeing ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | I would like to share with you two closing thoughts. The end of this one-hundred day trek brings you to a new vantage point from which you can look back over the trail you have traversed and ahead to the path that lies in front ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.  Matthew 10:39 Meditation The journey of the faithful, obedient steward is fraught with the same paradoxes as the journey ofthe disciple of Jesus. They are, in ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts. Praise him, sun and moon;
 praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens and you ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. But their minds were made dull, for to ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Proverbs 25:11 Meditation You may not know the name Monseigneur Myriel, the Bishop of Digne, but you very likely know his story. In Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables he is the humble ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   The thief comes to steal and destroy, but I have come that they might have life, and have it abundantly.  John 10:10 Meditation There are two great forces at work in the universe.  One seeks to give us life, freedom and peace.  The other ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin |   The Map Key Verses for the Week – Matthew 22:36-40 and Luke 18:35-43 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This ... read on