Faith Hope and Love Today
Sunday, May 17th, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Faith Hope and Love TodayThese three are linked together as virtues that mark a Christian’s life. They are virtues of heart, mind and soul that we need in order to make it through the challenges of life Faith is not just about having a correct ...
Stories We Carry
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Stories We CarryOnce a year I visit my cousins in Washington state, and some of our conversations involve retelling stories of the family. Last year, for instance, I again heard the story of how my grandfather and his brother left Poland to ...
Where Is the One We Seek: Seventh Week
Monday, June 2nd, 2014 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Where Is the One We Seek: Seventh WeekOne doesn't have to be a scholar to profit from reading the Bible, but sometimes the work of scholars can deepen our appreciation of what we are reading. Take the concluding verses of Matthew's gospel, where the disciples meet with ...
Increase our Faith
Monday, October 7th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Increase our FaithThe disciples' request to Jesus was simple: Increase our faith. Presumably, Jesus could have answered them “Yes” or “No” and that would have been that. Instead, Jesus said that even a little faith can do a lot, which seemingly ...
Faith and Trust (part two)
Sunday, August 25th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Faith and Trust (part two)If, as suggested in my last post, faith and trust go together as two sides of one coin, then it is our actions which put that coin into circulation. And I witnessed many actions of faith and trust this past ...
