Fear (and Love)
“There’s a lot of fear circulating these days. Fear in the secular realm, and fear, I think, in the Christian too. We are cowed by the violence and brutality of a fallen world. We’re drawing in, we’re identifying what we’re against. That’s natural. We were made for safety and joy, and the wild danger and grief of the world is not natural. And in a way it is necessary: I am not saying that evil must not be countered or truth spoken. But I think we are in danger of slipping int
Witnessing
“…the witness of Christians generally is seriously hindered in the modern secular world by the great variety of voices that all claim to speak authoritatively for Christianity.” (Dr. Mary S. Ford) “Christ is giving a humbling lesson to His chosen Apostles about how difficult evangelism will prove to be. Even if you are offering people eternal life and entrance into God’s Kingdom, they may not believe you or may not be interested in your offer. Evangelism must be done in love,
Proud Minded
“The striving of the proud mind to know that which is supposedly hidden from others—the temptation of gnosis, self-deification without...
Calling from Christ
“As we look to the scriptures, with the crucified and exalted Christ as our starting point, we can, only now, recognize that the world...
Compassion
“It is of note to me that there is a great darkness associated with God in some presentations of the Christian faith, enough to drive...
Peace
“Christ then appears through shut doors in the midst of them and tells them one thing: ‘Peace be with you.’ For these to be the first...
Self-Examination
“We have said that sins brings death to the soul. It’s hard when the soul of a man dies. But God has the power to raise the dead. This is...
Forgetfulness (Spiritual)
“The received word of God, sown into the depth of the heart, begins its secret work, like leaven in dough. However, that which was heard...
Humility and Failure/Weakness
“For all of us who feel the burden of having failed Christ at some point in our lives, we have the example of the Apostle Peter, who...
Memory (Remember)
“There was once a woman who went to church for thirty years. When she got sick, she was scared and said to her priest, “Father, have I...