Those Pharisees! The very word conjures up images of hypocritical, narrow-minded puffed-up religious losers. But in New Testament times being a Pharisee was a badge of honor. They went out…
“The people were astounded at his teaching, for he taught as one with great authority, and not as the scribes” [Mark 1:22]. Jesus healed, cleansed, exorcised, and preached with power…
From passion to promise, Holy Week sweeps us along in Christ’s arduous yet loving journey to the cross and beyond. Oddly enough, we begin with palms– promises of life, hope,…
The Fall. God created a man and woman to live together—and with Him intimately—in a garden paradise. There disobedience, eating what was forbidden, introduces sin into the world and cause…
What does the future hold for this world? There are ominous signs on the horizon—there always are! Floods, fires, earthquakes, epidemics, war, famine, economic uncertainty. But more important than what…
God levels the playing field, making inroads into human life. While the advent of the Messiah is marked with hopeful expectation, preparing for His arrival is neither easy nor painless.…
On this day the Church continues it procession with our crucified and risen Lord. He is in our midst as we hear about his life-giving death, as we follow Jesus’…