Animosity
“Apart from humility of heart, God desires mercy and peace from us. That is the sacrifice God asks of us. But to offer this, we must...
Healing (through love, compassion, service)
“Indeed, Peter and John place no faith in their own abilities [Acts 3:1-8]. They trust wholly in Christ’s authority. They give what they...
Affliction
“Those who are afflicted in various ways because of Christ and who persevere to the end have their faith tested and proved. They ought...
Circumstances
“When Esau and Jacob were born, Scripture records that the younger son, Jacob, follows so quickly that he grasps onto the heel of his...
Contradiction
“Saint John the Theologian declares, “No one has seen God at any time” (1 Jn 4:12). Yet in another place the evangelist records Christ’s...
Confusion
“Babel, the place where the tower was built, means “gate of God.” The word is also a homonym of the Hebrew verb balal, “to produce...
Eternal Rest
“Eternal rest lies before those who have struggled through the present life observant of the laws, a rest not given in payment for a debt...
Giving (as Healing and Life-Giving)
“From this standpoint, the needs of others are tests of our relationship to the passions that threaten to control our inner life. Whether...
Faith as Relationship
“In theory, our modern culture believes that relationships with other people are merely psychological phenomena – they are all in our...
Forbearance
“Paul says that we should both forbear and forgive. He writes in Colossians, “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,...