…has come. 7 But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the Helper [the Holy Spirit]will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. Jesus makes this statement to His disciples. The ones that have been with […]
Psalm 1 (a psalm about good vs evil) The psalms start off with Good vs Evil 1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, *nor lingered in the way of sinners,nor sat in the seats of the scornful! 2 Their delight is in the law of the Lord, *and
Acts 1:1-11 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing
Existentialism has been a hard topic for me to grasp, but this excerpt from an essay by Richard Beck as he was riffing on Tillich struck me and some thoughts, like very polite guests, came and introduced themselves to me. Finding a meaningful life through the courage to be just became a little clearer. How
1 John 1:1-2:2 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life– this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you
1 John 1:1-2:2 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life– this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you
Romans 6:3-11 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in
From a Christian perspective, our true self, this reality of who we are to be, precedes our actual life because it exists in the eternal love-will of God before we exist. In other words, we are created, not just once but continually in what we call grace, for a purpose and meaning that predates us.
The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes 5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 And He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are
