Many Christians are casual readers of the Bible satisfied to glance over the scriptures, you know peruse it, give it a cursory reading. While all the time there are veins of pure gold awaiting the student who dares to delve deeper. If you listen carefully...
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."...
What is the real reason we exist on the earth? I am sure many would answer this question differently, but in the early Church Fathers would the answer was almost always the same. For man to be like God, as the Church Father Athanasius said, “ God...
I have never been very good at looking back, I have spent my life living in the moment and planning for the future. But writing this blog has forced me to take that backward glance and spend time looking in the rear view mirror. I...
Malchus got up that morning had his coffee, kissed his wife and played for a few minutes with his children. Now it was time to go serve the High Priest. The next thing he knew they were joined by the Chief Priests, the Pharisees and...
Have you ever fallen asleep during prayer, of course you have, we all have nodded a time or two during our prayer time. But this story is different, Jesus asked Peter, James, and John to pray with Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, we are...
Communion, the Eucharist, The table, The Lord’s Supper, whatever you call it, it is a feast of the body and blood of Jesus Christ. When you ingest the bread and wine, you are receiving the mystery of the ages, you are partaking of healing, strength...
Has your mouth ever got you in trouble by saying something your heart could not back up? That is what happened to Peter, “Lord let me follow you right now, I will lay down my life for you.” To which Jesus retorts, “ Will you...
You know that uneasy feeling you get when everyone in the room is trying to avoid the unpleasant task that needs to be done but no one is moving toward doing it. You know the elephant in the room, foot washing. Lets face it if...