Jun 18, 2019 | Word Among Us
When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well No pain, no gain. You reap what you sow. The punishment should fit the crime. These sayings express our belief in natural consequences and proportional justice. In today’s Gospel...
Jun 17, 2019 | Word Among Us
Whoever is in Christ is a new creation When Josh went off to graduate school, he felt as if a new chapter was beginning. Soon after arriving at school, this sense was confirmed—through his car. During the first week of class, the rear-view mirror fell off the...
Jun 15, 2019 | Word Among Us
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away Pluck out an eye? Lop off a hand? Imagine how the disciples’ jaws must have dropped when Jesus said this! His point, however, wasn’t that self-mutilation is a necessary step to holiness. It’s...
Jun 14, 2019 | Word Among Us
Whoever is angry with his brother . . . Angry saints. It sounds almost comical, but the truth is that many saints struggled with controlling their anger. Historians think Jesus nicknamed the apostles James and John the “Sons of Thunder” because of their anger. ...
Jun 13, 2019 | Word Among Us
Glory that surpasses . . . Have you ever watched a little child contentedly nibbling on an animal cracker while an adult nearby enjoys a gourmet dessert? That child has no idea what she’s missing; she feels like she has it all. That’s something of an analogy to...
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