Easter Surpri#😱♥️♥️♥️
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Easter Surpri#😱♥️♥️♥️These days Christians start to wrap up the Easter season. We probably can’t imagine a year without Easter. But if we can imagine a world in which there were no Easter, we might get a glimpse of how remarkable, even ...
Love First
Sunday, November 10th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Love FirstI grew up thinking I had to repent of my sins and wrongdoings in order for God to love and forgive me. To me it was logical to think that repentance came first and forgiveness after that. First A, then ...
Pharisee and Publican
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Pharisee and PublicanIn Luke’s gospel Jesus tells the story of the Pharisee and the publican (i.e, tax collector, sinner) who went up to the Temple to pray. The text tells us that the Pharisee went off and prayed “by himself.” But scholars ...
Fathers and Sons, Brothers and Sisters
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Fathers and Sons, Brothers and SistersIn the parable of the prodigal son (often referred to as the parable of the forgiving father) Jesus teaches us that God takes back sinners, and that includes us, no matter what they have done or how far they have ...
Easter Amazement
Saturday, March 30th, 2013 Posted in photo, writing | Comments Off on Easter AmazementAccording to the story told by Luke and John, when Jesus came to his friends after the Resurrection, he showed them the wounds in his hands and feet (Luke) or his hands and side (John). But he didn’t show these ...
