SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“Gratitude is not about gritting your teeth and saying things are fine when they are not. Rather, true gratitude involves acknowledging...

“…even if we have spent time pursuing our deepest desires through the means that were not set up by God, even if we have become addicted...

“How do we make idols in our time? Whenever organizations, behaviors, and enterprises claim the commitment and loyalty that belongs to...

“Jesus now describes the guilt of the world. He came to these people with both words (15:22) and sign-miracles (15:24), yet they remained...

“The Holy Spirit, one of the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity comes to abide in us, God’s people, if we are receptive to having the...

“Among the weakest things in the world of social relations is the truth. That might seem to be an odd statement. However, the weakness of...

“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...

“Those who are afflicted in various ways because of Christ and who persevere to the end have their faith tested and proved. They ought...

“When Esau and Jacob were born, Scripture records that the younger son, Jacob, follows so quickly that he grasps onto the heel of his...

“From this standpoint, the needs of others are tests of our relationship to the passions that threaten to control our inner life. Whether...