Suffering (Accepting or Avoiding It)
“We know that the Lord is anointed by the Father so that He may actualize the kingdom of life in this world through His suffering and...
Love and Spiritual Gifts
“The gifts of the Spirit, wonderful as they are, are temporary and incomplete. They are for this age, while we are “children” (1...
Rejecting God
“Jesus now describes the guilt of the world. He came to these people with both words (15:22) and sign-miracles (15:24), yet they remained...
Lies and Lying
“Among the weakest things in the world of social relations is the truth. That might seem to be an odd statement. However, the weakness of...
Process
“…“what does it mean to process something?” To process something means to have gained understanding and acceptance about any particular...
Paradox
“…A paradox, you probably already know, is a statement which is seemingly self-contradictory; a statement which appears to be false, but...
Walking with God (Integrated Life)
“If we find that we too are limping along in our walk with the Lord, then we might ask ourselves whether unknowingly or not, we have...
Troubles and Trials
“… when we deal with suffering it can be difficult to understand and convey why things are happening. St. Paul writes of suffering (and...
Faith and Choice
“As we tend to center our world (and ourselves) in the question of our choices, we are constantly tempted to justify those we feel were...
God Himself
“How we receive suffering is often the means by which God breaks down our false notions and gives us the opportunity to gain clarity, to...