Click Here to read the Holy Gospel for Christmas Day: Matthew 2:1-12 It was the day before Christmas Eve and I just got home from work when my phone rang; it was my friend Mahmood. We hadn't spoken in a while. Mahmood and I first met when I was in high school and he was …
Month: December 2015
Scoundrels & Saints
Click Here to read this week's gospel: Matthew 1:1-25 Ever wonder what dark secrets are hiding in your family tree? It seems people are fascinated by genealogy today. Thanks to modern technology you can do computer searches that will rebuild your family history over a thousand years. Imagine how hard that was to keep track …
What Does Your Gift Say?
Further thoughts on this week's gospel: Luke 14:16-24 Christmas is both the greatest and the worst time for people to hear the gospel. It's the greatest because the gospel is a message of love. At Christmas we see just how much God loves us; He came into our world to live as a one of …
It’s Party Time
Click here to read this week's gospel: Luke 14:16-24 Have you ever been invited to a party and when you showed up you felt there wasn't room for you? It could be the party was such a popular invitation that everyone showed up and there literally wasn't enough room for you to feel comfortable. …
Don’t Listen To the Naysayers
Further thoughts on Luke 13:10-17 You don't have to look far in this world to find someone who will tell you you can't do something or that your prayers aren't realistic. It seems naysayers are everywhere. They probably sound something like this; they tell you your wasting your time because there is no God. Or, …
God Never Takes A Day Off
Click Here to Read This Week's Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 What is the one thing you really need? Perhaps it's the healing of an illness. Maybe it's the reconciliation of a relationship. When you think about this one thing that is so important you fear it will never happen; it just seems impossible. You know …
The Greater the Darkness, The Brighter the Light
More thoughts on this week's Epistle: Ephesians 5:8-19 (Image Credit: http://www.trulytruly.net) Darkness seems to prevail. It seems each week we hear of a new tragedy of terror as innocent people are killed somewhere in the world. On Monday, those who died in the San Bernardino killings had no idea they were starting their last few …
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