Forgiveness
“St. Paul offers an acceptable defense for sinners: I acted ignorantly in unbelief. God is willing to forgive us our sins which we...
Holiness
“Otherness is the core of holiness. The Hebrew vocabulary for holiness means to be set apart or to be distinct. While the idea has a...
Gospel/Good News
“The heart of the Christian gospel is the story of a God who, in an act of supreme self-emptying, humbled Himself to the point of bearing...
Love and Sin
“ ‘Love covers a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8)…Love is the barometer by which Christ will judge our lives. Sin is not only doing wrong....
Sin and Struggle
“It is easy to fall into the devil’s trap of spiritual stagnation. In this lethargy of the spirit, we do not see beneath the surface of...
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...
Words/Speech
“As I explore the themes of spiritual light and darkness I have been wondering if we can consider the words we think, speak (hear), or...
Anger
“If you fail to master your anger on the first day, then on the next day and even sometimes for a whole year you will still be dragging...
Spiritual Blindness and Deafness
“There are both different degrees of blindness as well as different kinds of blindness. There is physical blindness in which the eyes...
Cross
“The crucifixion is more than an event – it is a revelation of the truth of who God is…Salvation history,” the narrative unfolded in...