June 12, 2015
Being merciful has a tremendous affect on a community. One kind act can mushroom into a multitude of kind deeds. According to James, by helping one member correct his erring ways, we cover a multitude of sins (Ja. 5:20). Jesus…
June 8, 2015
Jesus statement, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,” is a prediction based on historical events. It is in brief the story of the small farmer. He is timid, submissive and defenseless. The high and the mighty…
May 31, 2015
The Apostle Paul reminded his followers that it is the Holy Spirit speaking when they call God “ Abba” or Father. He continued, “the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray, but…
May 21, 2015
Isaiah the prophet of the Lord was sent to encourage the people of Judah, “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry out to her that her warfare is ended, that he iniquity is pardoned,…
May 16, 2015
Spiritual poverty is not a religious exercise of prayer, of worship and withdrawal from the world but the aptitude to manage and survive in the world. Jesus wanted his followers to be as clever as serpents and as harmless as…
May 16, 2015
The Gospel according to Luke 6:17-26, records a shorter version of the Sermon on the Mount. Verse 21 and 25 ends as follows: “Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh,” and “Woe to you that laugh now,…
May 11, 2015
The story of Job in the Bible is about a man who had fallen on hard times. He lost his children, his material possessions and his wife was ready to leave him. Sorrow did not destroy the man, but his…
May 6, 2015
The Blessed, or the “Makarioi” are the dispensers of grace, and they teach us how to live for God in the world. The B Attitudes, if they had began with “filled with the spirit” or being “rich in spirit,” I,…
April 26, 2015
Life requires life as a sacrifice. In bygone days, all mothers knew that bearing children was risky. Far too often, mothers died in giving birth. There never was any question as to who was to live and who decided who…
April 19, 2015
The Makarioi are the dispensers of God’s blessings to mankind and Mary gave to the world the greatest gift, her Son our Savior. One of the most stunning words in the Gospels came from the lips of Elizabeth, cousin to…