When Paul Murdered Christians

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Paul once thought he was justified by God…for murdering Christians! But today, we celebrate him as a great saint…

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Entering the Promised Land

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One of the questions I’m asked most often these days is, “How do you like the new place?” “It’s good to have a home; our own ‘Promised Land’,” I tell them, “but our work is just beginning!”

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Pentecost: the Birth of the Church?

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What do you say when someone starts singing “Happy Birthday” to the Church on Pentecost? Not so fast…

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Completing Pascha with Pentecost

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This Sunday, we’ll be celebrating one of the Great Feasts of the Church, Pentecost. Most Christians know this feast as the celebration of the Holy Spirit. However, not many of us know of the connection to the Old Testament Feast

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Journey Through Mark, part 11

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Become the ‘greatest’ by becoming a servant. Or, you can tie a millstone around your neck…

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Journey Through Mark, part 10

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It’s one thing to confess Jesus is the Messiah, but another to understand what that means. If we don’t get it, we might as well see trees walking around…

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Journey Through Mark, part 9

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The Disciples of Jesus’s day thought the Good News was for them and their people…but then something strange starts to happen. Jesus has compassion on those foreign Gentile dogs…

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Journey Through Mark, part 8

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There are the words of the Law, but then there is the meaning of the Law. One is supposed to lead you to the other…

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Journey Through Mark, part 5

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If the good news is to be proclaimed to everyone, everywhere, all through time, then why does Jesus speak in parables? Is it his fault people don’t seem to “get it”?

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Journey Through Mark, part 4

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In the first century, the various Jewish groups were like college football teams, each rooting for their own team. But there was on problem: Jesus wasn’t on any of their teams!

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