Wisdom (2)
“… the acquisition of wisdom is always conditional, for God makes wisdom available only when two major “ifs” apply to us: “if [we] call...
Self-Preservation
“…because we fear death we often engage in self-preservation to the point of sin – we are willing to make sure others die so that we...
Masters
“No servant can serve two masters,” not because there are two, but the Lord is One.” (St. Ambrose) “ ‘No one can serve two masters; for...
Realization
“When we assume…that our well-being depends on ourselves or our circumstances rather than on God, then we become constantly vigilant to...
Repentance (and the Kingdom of God/Heaven)
“…repentance was not meant to be a listing of violations against God’s various laws, but rather was meant to be a deeper assessment of...
Love (As Christians Should Love)
“…love is to be actively expressed through tangible behavior. Hence when Saint Luke quotes Deuteronomy 6:5 [you shall love the Lord our...
Doer
“As the apostle puts it in James 1:19-27, we must be doers of the Word. It is in our doing that we are brought into the Light of Christ,...
Poem/Poet/Poetry
“Our experience of God from the beginning is that God is creative. Many scholars think Genesis 1 is meant to be a poem, and the Greek...
Word of God
“In modern Christian discourse, the phrases “the Word of God” and “the Word of the Lord” are commonly used to refer to the Scriptures....
Mystery and Symbol
“The Greek word for “mystery” is derived from the sense of stopping the mouth or being silenced. The term implies that a mystery is a...