I remember many years ago my family of origin had literally no food to eat. We were desperate: no food; no money; no help. Finally,
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UNDERSTANDING the MULTIPLICATION OF LOAVES
Most of us consider today’s gospel story literally: that Jesus multiplied 5 loaves from nothing, and fed 5000 people with them. If Jesus were human
Read moreHAVE HEART!
The Latin derivative for heart is the word cor. From this word, we get the words discourage and encourage. These words are totally opposed, and
Read moreTRUE 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 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
Read moreTHE CHRISTIAN GOLDEN RULE
“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
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 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
Read moreYOUR COVENANT WITH GOD!
Everything is evolving, even our covenant (contracts) with God. There were many covenants recorded in the Hebrew Testament, but the Mosaic is most well-known: If
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