Wise Gifts
· 6 January 2009
Today is the traditional solemn feast day of the Epiphany of the Lord. It celebrates the visit of the magi who followed the star from the east to see the "newborn king of the Jews" in Bethlehem. It also marks...
Tag: Jesus (11 entries)
Exchanging Words with Death
· 20 November 2008
This time of year poses some interesting juxtapositions. The beauty of early autumn is moving into the cold decay of late autumn, foreshadowing the darkness and barrenness of winter. The liturgical year ends with ominous predictions of judgments, destruction, and...
Taste and See
· 3 November 2008
In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve can have every thing they want except one thing. God forbids them "to eat" (or even touch) the fruit from one particular tree. So the snake tempts Adam and Eve "to eat"...
Why Pray?
· 13 October 2008
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8) In the movie, The Passion of the Christ, there is a scene where Jesus remembers washing his hands before the Last Supper. The camera pulls in close...
“They shall name him Emmanuel.”
· 8 September 2008
From today's reading in the first chapter of Matthew: Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." (Matthew 1:23) Now jump to very last verse of Matthew, to the...
Personhood
· 2 May 2008
What is a person? Classical Christian theology and philosophy defines a person as one who has the ability to know, to love, and to choose (to will). This is the image of God in which we are made. (The angels,...
He Died for Me
· 21 April 2008
We have all seen pictures of the crucifixion. There is one particular picture, a bit different from most, which I want to describe. The viewpoint of the picture is from above the Cross, a little higher than His right hand...
Why Christmas?
· 12 December 2007
The young boy asked, "Why Christmas?" His father replied, "You know, it's December 25th, the season when everyone puts up Christmas trees and decorates everything in red and green. We hang Christmas lights on the house and..." "Yes, I...
Hope and Faith
· 30 October 2007
Hope keeps faith alive, and faith rekindles hope when all seems lost. At one point in Hannah Hurnard's allegorical book of the spiritual journey, "Hind's Feet on High Places", the protagonist is having a particularly tough time. The Shepherd, an...
In the Front or Back Room?
· 23 October 2007
St. Jerome, best known as the translator of the Bible into Latin from Greek and Hebrew, is reported to have had a vision of the child Jesus. In the vision, Jesus asked Jerome why he had not given Him everything....
Footprints Too
· 16 October 2007
Most people are familiar with the poem "Footprints in the Sand" by Mary Stevenson. Here's a different set of footprints (author unknown)... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Now imagine you and the Lord walking down the road together....
