Isaiah says that social justice issues are a given. They deserve a greater priority than ritualistic fasting. It doesn’t take much effort to cut back or reduce our consumption for a short period of time. Besides most pig-out prior to Lent and party after its conclusion.
I am sure you have heard the phrase, “When all else fails, follow the directions.” We make mistakes and sometimes choose the wrong path because we fail to follow the directions.
The Bible does NOT teach that believers will live charmed lives. As St. Peter says, “Do not be surprised at the fiery trial which comes upon you as if something strange is happening to you.”
Sermon Isaiah 55:1-9 God's Way or Our Way? Dr. Keith Wagner For me, at the heart of this passage from Isaiah 55 are the words; "My thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not your ways." To know what God is thinking or to know how God works is impossible for us [...]
James Alison wrote a book on the church’s doctrine of original sin. It’s quite a heavy going theological book but it’s not the content of the book that I want to refer to but rather the book’s title – The Joy of Being Wrong.
Once we have come face to face with someone we know or love who is destitute, everything about that opinion changes. And every once in a while, our eyes are opened, and we learn to share – our bread as well as our lives – with those who are without.
Quodvultdeus, bishop of Carthage in the fifth century, asked: "Why are you afraid, Herod, when you hear of the birth of a king? He does not come to drive you out, but to conquer the devil. But because you do not understand this, you are disturbed and in a rage. and to destroy one child whom you seek, you show your cruelty in the deaths of so many children."
Sermon Matthew 2:13-23 Are Angels Real? Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children's Sermons Hymn Lists Matthew 2:13-23 Are Angels Real? Dr. Keith Wagner I recently had my film developed from our trip overseas. Many of the pictures were taken in cathedrals in Germany and the Netherlands. As I was examining them I [...]
"What do we call the three wise men?" the Sunday school teacher asked. "The three maggots," replied a bright 5-year-old.
THE ESCAPE TO EGYPT AND THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS: C.S. Lewis once wrote “Let us make a pact that, if we are both alive next year; whenever we write to one another it shall not be at Christmastime. That period is becoming a sort of nightmare to me!” I disagree with Dr. Lewis.