Jun 7, 2018 | Word Among Us
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit Often enough, our thoughts about the Holy Trinity tend to focus on the question of logistics: how can there be one God in three Persons? We may think of St. Patrick’s analogy of the shamrock with its...
Jun 6, 2018 | Word Among Us
Do not complain The Declaration of Independence of the United States tells us that “all men are created equal.” But when it comes to complaining, not all complaints are created equal. Some complaints are valid and can be helpful, while others only serve to...
Jun 5, 2018 | Word Among Us
Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another. This is one of those puzzling passages of Scripture that needs a lot of unpacking. How can salt keep us at peace with each other? What is Gehenna? Should we really cut off our hands? Let’s do a...
Jun 4, 2018 | Word Among Us
If the Lord wills it, we shall live to do this or that. Using an expression that goes back to the primitive Church, many Arab Christians end their conversations with “if God wills.” “I will see you next week, if God wills.” “My daughter is set to get married in...
Jun 2, 2018 | Word Among Us
They did not understand . . . and they were afraid to question him. How do you think you would have felt if you were with Jesus on the day he first told his disciples that he was going to be killed, and then rise from the dead? You probably would have reacted with...
Jun 1, 2018 | Word Among Us
I do believe, help my unbelief! He had brought his son to Jesus, the healer and the wonder-worker. It was his last hope. But Jesus wasn’t there, only some of his disciples. No matter. Surely they could help. But no—their prayers had no effect. The scribes...
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