“Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barab′bas. And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he was wont Read more…
“And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after Read more…
“When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.“ –Psalm 114: 1-2 In his Divine Comedy, Dante placed Psalm 114 in the mouth of the souls entering Purgatory: saved through their faith yet still undergoing purification, Read more…
“I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting. But the Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I Read more…
“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires” – Galatians 5:24 In the early 400s AD in the city of Hippo, Augustine gave a sermon on the first Sunday in Lent. He focused on Scripture passages which speak of Christians being crucified Read more…
Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them Read more…
The reason why it can never succeed is this. God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly on anything else. Now God designed the human machine to run on Himself. He Himself is Read more…
“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation.” –Colossians 1:15 There is a definitive, yet often forgotten biblical theme surrounding God’s view of creation. It is not that of a process of resurrecting His beloved Jerusalem, nor Read more…
Dear God who is unchangeable, unchangeable in love: May we submit ourselves to the discipline of Your unchangeableness Through our unconditional love of You, Whereby we find rest and remain at rest in You. O God who is unchangeable, Yet who in infinite love is moved Even by the need Read more…
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” – Romans 1:16 “I wouldn’t say I am that religious.” “Well, I don’t think that’s okay, but that’s just my opinion.” “Some things can Read more…