A Seed Sown in Shadows Simon Caldwell wasn’t born with the name that demons would later hiss. He was raised in a modest Christian home in the outskirts of Marseille. His mother sang Psalms as lullabies, and his father—once a carpenter—taught him Proverbs as he measured planks. But when Simon […]Read more »
An expositional reflection on “A Show in the Shadows” Introduction In the short story “A Show in the Shadows“, a Catholic priest named Father Lucien attempts to perform an exorcism on a tormented man named Simon. The result seems successful—until the demon, through Simon, reveals the truth: he never left. […]Read more »
I had a question come in from someone in the congregation—simple, honest, but weighty: “Are there any sins more grievous than others?” That one stopped me in my tracks, because it doesn’t just touch theology—it touches the heart. So today, I want to answer that the best way I know […]Read more »
In many pulpits and devotionals, the story of the widow who gave her “two mites” (Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4) is heralded as a supreme example of sacrificial giving. Yet a closer examination of the surrounding context, language, and biblical theology suggests a far more sobering lesson—one not about stewardship, but […]Read more »