dialogue around the meaning of the words we use when speaking of the mystery we call GOD
https://youtu.be/Y2JbpsTIPYE The disciples are afraid, huddled in a locked room together struggling to understand what has happened. Their emotions are likely all over the place. Some no doubt were completely overwhelmed with anxiety over being associated with a criminal - wondering if they walk out that door if they too will be arrested…accused…tortured…without any due... Continue Reading →
You know the old saying "If I had a nickel for every time...such and such happened"? Well, if I had a nickel every time someone asked me in whispered tones "I have doubts about the resurrection - both Jesus' and ours - can I still call myself a Christian?" I'd have a lot of nickels!... Continue Reading →
“The opposite of faith is not doubt but certainty.” – Paul Tillich I don’t think there is any other character in the bible that exemplifies our modern 21st century mindset and stance, better than St. Thomas, better known as “Doubting-Thomas.” As much as we may want to deny it or fight it, we all have... Continue Reading →
In Jesus, in his dying and his rising, God is telling us that death is not the end…death does not have the final word… The Gospels assure us that, like Jesus’ birth, the resurrection was physical. Jesus’ tomb was empty, people could touch him, he ate food, he was not a ghost. The full nature... Continue Reading →
Imagine that today you are one of Jesus’ followers in the first century. You traveled a long way and arrived with several other followers to Jerusalem a few days ago. It is Passover, so the streets are jam packed with over 2 million pilgrims in a city that normally holds only 20,000 (according to the... Continue Reading →
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