“As I went down the village street on my way to bed after midnight, the high Alpine valley lay silent in its frozen stillness. For days it had now lain thus, even the mouths of … Finding RestRead more
Author: Bill Isley
Super Bowl LIV: Politics, Passion, and Purity
The Super Bowl is a national cultural event that reveals the soul of America. This year’s was especially revealing as it combined questionable politics, a full range of human passions from the decadent to the … Super Bowl LIV: Politics, Passion, and PurityRead more
Sexual Lust
Sexual sin is so predominantly the sin in the minds of many that the words “lust” and “immorality” are understood to refer exclusively to it. This error led Dorothy Sayers to title her essay on … Sexual LustRead more
Gluttony
Gluttony is the inordinate or excessive love of food and drink. The simplicity of this definition may obscure the theological and psychological depths of this deadly sin. The concluding line of the previous post on … GluttonyRead more
Avarice
In the previous posts we examined the root sin of pride and then the sins of vainglory, anger, and sloth. The next three deadly sins—greed or avarice, gluttony, and lust—represent a shift in perspective. Traditionally … AvariceRead more
