Articles By: Thomas H. Hicks

The Beauty of Enduring Love February 19th, 2023 - “Home and possessions are an inheritance from parents, but a loving prudent wife is from the Lord” (Proverbs 19:14). A Russian proverb has it that… Read More ››

Happiness on Ice January 22nd, 2023 - Who among you delights in life?” (Psalm 34:12). In the Declaration of Independence, the Founders of our country boldly stated that everyone possessed the inalienable… Read More ››

Our God made visible December 19th, 2022 - While gentile silence enveloped all things and the night was in the midst of her course, your almighty Word leapt down from heaven, from your… Read More ››

What’s it all about? November 6th, 2022 - "A human being requires meaning, a reason for being; something that gives direction to his life. A human being must be able to answer the… Read More ››

Friendship October 16th, 2022 - “There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend, and no scales can measure his worth” (Sirach 6:8) Author John Cuddeback, in his book True… Read More ››

Bereavement September 1st, 2022 - L ife brings a stream of things that are bright and beautiful and alive. What bliss life can be. It can contain moments of delight… Read More ››

The power of death and life June 1st, 2022 - I thought of the days of long ago And remembered the years long past. (Psalm 77) The Scriptures frequently summon us to remember the past… Read More ››

Found by God May 5th, 2022 - For many of us, youth is gone, and the days are upon us that please us not. Life’s drama can grow wearisome and leave one… Read More ››

God Sightings April 1st, 2022 - There are difficulties many of us have with God. Like many others, I’m often baffled by the way God runs the world. The world often… Read More ››

Bit of Happiness in a grim world March 15th, 2022 - “S cratch his skin and you come upon bereavement, uncertainty, fear, and pain” (Abraham Heschel, Man Is Not Alone, p. 69). I’ve become convinced that… Read More ››

Immortal Diamond February 2nd, 2022 - The year 2022 is already almost two months old. God created the world and with it time. We are temporal beings. I have difficulty comprehending… Read More ››

Street Mysticism January 31st, 2022 - The time is fast approaching when one will either be a mystic or a non-believer (Karl Rahner). I have long been fascinated and intrigued by… Read More ››

They didn’t go two by two December 29th, 2021 - Almost everybody in the world gets married—you know what I mean? In our town there aren’t hardly any exceptions. Most everybody in the world climbs… Read More ››

The Miracle of Disbelief December 4th, 2021 - The American author, John Updike, wrote the following: “Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic uninterestingness as an intellectual position. Where… Read More ››

Something went wrong October 25th, 2021 - "During his stay in Jerusalem for the Passover, many believed in him when they saw the signs that he gave, but Jesus would not trust… Read More ››