Faith and Trust
Monday, August 12th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Faith and TrustAirplanes need two wings to fly. Similarly, in our lives as Christians we need the support of both faith and trust to keep our relationship with God airborne and moving forward. As a matter of fact, faith and trust come together ...
Partial Credit
Sunday, June 30th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Partial CreditAs far as I know there's no patron saint of partial credit, but I'd like to nominate St. Peter for the job. Peter's finest moment came when he declared that Jesus was the Messiah sent by God, and Jesus ...
I Do Know This
Sunday, March 10th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on I Do Know ThisThe confrontation in Saint John’s gospel between the man born blind and the Pharisees (John 9) is very dramatic. The Pharisees told him that the person who had just given him his sight was a sinner and could not have ...
Making Miracles Possible
Sunday, July 8th, 2012 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Making Miracles PossibleIt was hard for Jesus to work many miracles in his hometown. Mark’s gospel (chapter 6) says it was because of the people’s lack of faith. They thought they knew all about Jesus and were also angry he wasn’t performing ...
Hard to Believe
Monday, May 9th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Hard to BelieveWhen the gospels report the events of Easter, one thing may surprise us: the apostles didn’t believe it. They simply weren’t expecting it, despite the fact that a number of women followers of Jesus said they’d not only seen Jesus, ...
