Love is more than just a transaction between two people, it's a spiritual emotion that comes from above. Love is pure and unscathed, it has no boundaries and will go on forever, similar to your spirit ...
In Luke 10:27 and Mark 12:30, we notice that both passages use a fourfold description to explain how we are to love God: Heart, soul, strength and mind. In the Old Testament we find a similar command ...
“I love Jesus.” Among my more charismatic friends, this is a very common phrase. But you will even hear it from more reserved Presbyterian brothers, like myself. Chances are you’ve said it. “I love ...
God is not a vengeful, wrath-filled god ready to punish the unrepentant by sending them to hell for eternity, but rather a father who has always been seeking, pursuing, and longing for a relationship ...
More than 40,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for Pope Benedict XVI's general audience on Oct. 19. The Holy Father devoted his catechesis to Psalm 130, one of the best-known penitential ...
Photo by Aaron Burden, courtesy of Unsplash. A Reflection for Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time You can find today’s readings here. “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!
Why don’t we always get what we want from God, and why does God even allow people to be in pain? Last week, we observed Tisha b’Av, a holiday reminding us of our suffering and losses, specifically the ...
Are we sinners in the hands of an angry God as the famous sermon by Early American Protestant preacher and theologian Jonathan Edwards would have it? Or are we children of a loving God? This week’s ...
Let’s be real. Many of us think we can do it better. Most folks in the pew wouldn’t say so right out, but if we’re honest with ourselves, we often think we are more loving than God. For instance, when ...
Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read ...
In Luke 10:27 and Mark 12:30, we notice that both passages use a fourfold description to explain how we are to love God: Heart, soul, strength and mind. In the Old Testament we find a similar command ...
In Luke 10:27 and Mark 12:30, we notice that both passages use a fourfold description to explain how we are to love God: Heart, soul, strength, and mind. In the Old Testament we find a similar command ...