Most scholars agree the teaching of Jesus centers on the Kingdom of God. He refers to it 163 times in the Christian testament. But what
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TRUE SANITY
We can distinguish Mark’s gospel by its down-to-earth character. Today’s gospel from Mark proves the point. Mental debility ranks as an unsavory subject few people
Read moreMOST COMPELLING OF ALL
Do you believe Pentecost is our greatest feast, or have you ever even considered it? Rather, Pentecost serves as the climax of Christianity’s most fundamental and
Read moreIS YOUR WORD TRUTH?
Today, in this era of “fake news”,spin and outright lying, we need the truth desperately. But what is truth? Jesus responds in today’s gospel with
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“He who has the gold, rules” is not the golden rule; nor for Christians, is “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”. Rather, our Lord
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Jesus describes our relationship to him and his to us as 1 vine.Together all of us comprise the vine which is the body of Christ.
Read moreARE WE GOOD SHEPHERDS?
Being a good shepherd presents an important recurring biblical theme. Ezekiel proclaims: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been pasturing themselves….Thus says the
Read moreWHAT HAPPENS at RESURRECTION?
As Christians, we believe Jesus rose from the dead, but what actually happened at his resurrecrtion? What will happen at ours? Jesus did not return
Read moreRISING CONQUERS DYING
We “usta” believe that at resurrection, our bodies die temporarily, and later rejoin our souls which never die. Now, science teaches that body and soul
Read moreEVERY DAY: PALM SUNDAY
Many Christians attend Eucharist today to receive palms. They then place the palms prominently in their homes, but few understand the hallowed meaning of the
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