As a preacher, pastor and evangelist, I have endeavored to do what the Apostle Paul told his “son in the Gospel,” Timothy to do, which was simply to “preach the Word.” I am referring to II Timothy 4:2 ...
The original Greek word for “keep” (τηρέω) can also be translated as “guard,” “observe” or “watch over.” Each of these verbs ...
There are many and various ways for us to approach and encounter God. There is no one means of prayer has a monopoly over our journey to God. God welcomes and blesses every sincere effort we make to ...
The spiritual discipline of recording our prayers and Bible reading reflections is a practice rooted in Christian tradition. Three crows bickering on a rooftop against the sunrise, reads my journal ...
Pope Francis presides over Mass for Sunday of the Word of God on Jan. 21, 2024 in Saint Peter’s Basilica. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated a Mass dedicated to ...
Sunday, July 16, is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23 or Matthew 13:1-9. The readings for this Sunday set ...
In his 2001 book, The God Who Justifies (Bethany House), Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic apologist James R. White sought to establish that the Old Testament Jews believed in sola Scriptura and a Bible ...
God's word cuts through the sea of chatter spoken aloud and uttered online to touch the hearts of Christians and inspire them to share the Gospel, Pope Francis said. "While society and social media ...
In Ephesians 2:1-3, Paul tells us the lost sinner “is dead in trespasses and sins.” Satan and the world system keeps them in a constant state of deception, separated from God, doomed to face Him in ...
I'm not part of a particularly liturgical church, but I've stumbled into a liturgy of sermon preparation that has been immensely helpful in keeping me connected to God while I'm in the pulpit. With ...
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 There is a great distance between heart and lips. The Prophet Isaiah said as much, and our Lord, observing the ...