IMMERSED INTO
Baptism has great significance in most Christian traditions. It is a rather distinctive New Testament ordinance although some might point to the Jewish ‘cleansing ceremony’ […]
July 2016
PUTTING AWAY OUR FORMER LIFE
this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds. They […]
TO SAY SOMETHING
To not say something is to have said something. When we are silent in the midst of conflict, terror, crime, wrong or evil… we are […]
ONLY YOUR LOVE
St Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) was a French priest who served the poor and later formed missionary societies to better serve. He worked primarily among […]
HEADED HOME
The wonderful story in Luke’s gospel of the son who took off to explore the world is a great story of love, acceptance and forgiveness. […]
OLD LEAVEN III
(Continued from 6 & 7 July 2016) The third leaven Jesus mentions, is, “Beware of the leaven of the Herodians.” The Herodians were not so […]
OLD LEAVEN II
(Continued from 6 July 2016) The second kind of leaven, says Jesus, is “Beware of the leaven of the Sadducees.” The Sadducees consisted mainly of […]
OLD LEAVEN I
Paul, an apostle, wrote, “Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old […]
WELCOME HOME
Recently I was talking to a clerk at a local store and something was said about her shift being about over. I said something to […]
CONDITIONED BLESSINGS
So many things in life require a condition to be met before we can have the actual result or reality. Or, there is often a […]