The first recorded words of Jesus occur in the first chapter of Mark’s Gospel. While the other Synoptic Gospels of Matthew and Luke begin with
During the Christmas season, finding Jesus is relatively easy, if only on a superficial level. Jesus is indeed “the reason for the season,” and reminders
Beyond the festivities of the Christmas season and all the attendant trimmings, lies the incarnate Christ in the form of an infant. Manger scenes around
Stewardship and sloth are two words not likely to come up in daily conversation around the kitchen table or office water cooler. Furthermore, they are
When John Fitzgerald Kennedy was asked if his Catholic beliefs would interfere in the discharging of his presidential duties if he were to be elected,
[Jesus said:] “Going out about five o’clock, [the landowner] found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’
A dialogue, by one definition, can be described as a conversation between two or more persons. By necessity, an exchange of some kind must take
If the above title sounds familiar, it is because it is a mash-up involving a quote from the Gospel according to Matthew and a quote
In a new study, conducted by the author of this work, a startling discovery has been unearthed. The growth in wisdom that is universally sought
In the process of seedtime and harvest, there are many steps necessary to produce “bumper crops.” Bumper, as it pertains to farming, refers to a
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some
… [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He
When [the magi] had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs
… [T]he apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would
[Jesus said to his disciples:] “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus
… [Jesus] took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his
After he had finished speaking, [Jesus] said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply,
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings
To be judgmental in matters involving the sins of others is, in this author’s estimation, comparable to being an armchair quarterback or a backseat driver.
After journeying through the first two “acts” of discipleship (dependent and independent) we arrive at the third and final act (assisted), where increasing amounts of
