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Lisa Brenninkmeyer; speaker; Catholic speaker; speaking; Catholic event
[…] a “you do you” kind of Savior. He was a “follow me” kind of Savior. His encounters and teachings invite us to follow Him out of the world’s ways and into a new way of living. For example, in John 4:13–14, Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. He tells her, “Everyone who […]
[…] Fuller is the man who created the “Knowledge Doubling Curve.” His research has found that until 1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every century. By the end of World War II, knowledge was doubling every 25 years. Today, human knowledge is doubling every 12 months. According to IBM, the build-out of the “internet of things” […]
[…] one thing: landing a television newsroom internship. I quickly discovered this would be a challenging task. Although I combed through my contacts and blustered the two local news stations near our campus with phone calls inquiring about internships, nobody would return my calls. So I drove my green, two-door car to the ABC-affiliate news […]
[…] the events of this year have left you with a hardened heart and weary spirit? The world by itself is a tragedy. It is filled with bad news and bad players both inside and outside of our Church and institutions. If we walk through life with a cynical spirit of the world, we will […]
[…] are among my favorite literary quotes. The character of Mr. Beaver is speaking to Lucy and her sister and brother about Aslan, the lion king of the world of Narnia. Aslan also happens to be an archetype of Jesus. Upon reading the gospel for this Sunday, it was the words of Mr. Beaver that […]
[…] on when I am around these women. How we desperately need the fellowship of like-minded women running the race of life together! We find ourselves in a world that is broken and fallen, and it is all too easy to be consumed by the world’s empty promises. This world easily invites us to forget […]
[…] so busy dining we fail to invite the hungry to our table? We are not being asked to feed everyone living in poverty, or to save the world. That is not our job. But we are being asked to not step over that one person, that one inconvenience, that one thing that makes us […]
[…] upside of Christianity with none of the downside? The only problem is that worldly wisdom is making us unhappy. All it takes is a visit to any news website, no matter the political affiliation, to learn that we are the least happy society in recorded history. Worldly wisdom is a lie, and its promises […]
[…] approach life with her perspective. So, how did Mary live, and what was her perspective? Mary's Magnificat reveals her posture toward life and how she saw the world. Both are examples for us to follow. In the first line of the Magnificat, Mary says, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in […]
[…] a cloud of glory. I'm unsure how you feel when you read Christ's words, but I guess you don't feel merry and bright. Jesus' description of the world before His return is sensational. It often causes fear and misunderstanding that leads to all sorts of speculation. It's terrifying to think of such events coming […]