Realization
“When we assume…that our well-being depends on ourselves or our circumstances rather than on God, then we become constantly vigilant to...
Repentance (and the Kingdom of God/Heaven)
“…repentance was not meant to be a listing of violations against God’s various laws, but rather was meant to be a deeper assessment of...
Spiritual Poverty
“Those hearing the parable are faced with a serious dilemma. The Pharisee is the ideal religious model, who observes the provisions of...
Faith and Reason
“Faith is critical if we are not to remain earthbound. Divine matters cannot be comprehended with the mind, but we are conditioned in our...
Word of God
“In modern Christian discourse, the phrases “the Word of God” and “the Word of the Lord” are commonly used to refer to the Scriptures....
Mystery and Symbol
“The Greek word for “mystery” is derived from the sense of stopping the mouth or being silenced. The term implies that a mystery is a...
Veneration
“Worship is reserved for God alone, but the veneration of the holy things used in worship is natural and right…The…Church worships God...
Wavering/Unwavering
“Most of us have times when our faith wavers…when we are unsteady in our life in Christ…we cannot have it both ways. We have the choice...
Repentance (as Life)
“By holding on so tightly to our sense of self, we choked God, strangling him, and put him to death. ‘But,’ you might ask, ‘can God die?’...
Sin and Choice of Self
“…sin indicates spiritual illness…God never departs from us. It is we who depart from Him. It is we who become spiritually ill through...