Morality
“A superficial reading of the epistle [Titus 3:8-15] for the 6th Sunday of Matthew gives the impression of dry moralism…The Christian...
Battle/Fight Within
“Christianity has always meant an opposition to and a fight with this world – a fight, let me stress it again, which is primarily, if not...
Granted (Take for)
“As sinners, we take our fallenness for granted. In our encounters with other human beings, we live as if this is a normal state. Our...
Possessions
“In today’s gospel passage [Matthew 10:9-15] the Lord Jesus reviews the material provisions we need as we engage in the task of...
Weariness (Fatigue)
“People today are weary, confused and darkened by sin and egoism….People need to realize that their life is troubled because they have...
Life (Source of)
“This human drama, which assumes various forms at different times, has as its starting point ‘that unmentionable day’ of the fall of Adam...
Stewardship and Creation
“…mankind’s God-given mission is set forth: “Let them have dominion over . . . all the earth” (Genesis 1:28). Respect and care for God’s...
Disdain
“We observe how the Lord often focuses attention on our disdain for one another. We encounter this common attitude in ourselves every...
Commandments
“Genuine love is expressed in deeds, and not in words alone. It is expressed through what one actually does in one’s life. It is...
Devil/Satan/Demons/Demonic
“… it has become commonplace to observe that American society is more deeply divided than at any time in our history since the Civil War....