This Vale of Tears can seem too often a nightmare, but Jesus is our eternal dream made flesh.
Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
It’s like Bach had the cheat codes.
In 1996, Tokyo Baptist Church was very excited about some positive coverage in one of the local newspapers (or maybe it was a TV station?) they thought they were going to get. To say that the reality was disappointing would be an understatement. The actual story that was run was “How to Have a Cheap Christmas”, and the bit about Tokyo Baptist Church culminated with, “The service is free, but don’t forget to tip.”
There is a difference between a nation that was once Christian and one that never was. I’m not sure which is worse, but regardless, they are different.