Originally written in May of 2015, now posting this article a decade later and with a new Pope in this glorious month of Mary during the Jubilee year of Hope, we have infinite opportunity for renewal of our hearts to be love to others…
To be an Easter people is to be a people of the Covenant because Jesus is the new covenant of God with His people. God wants every person on earth in this covenant with Him, but to bring people to Him we first must ourselves have that relationship in place…
A podcast challenged me to rethink whether I am living as an answer to Jesus’ prayer for me in John 17…
Jesus’ closest friends were The Twelve. Yet one betrayed Him, ten ran away when trouble came knocking on their proverbial door, and the only one who stayed with Him in His passion was His younger cousin John…
Lent is drawing to an end. We will join the crowds crying “Hosanna in the highest!”, honoring our Lord on Palm Sunday only to betray Him a few days later. Yes, it is difficult to stand by and watch the cruelty inflicted upon Him. Even his best friends deserted Him. But perhaps what causes us to run comes from a deeper place in our heart. This scene, this situation, is completely out of anyone’s control. Except God’s.