Why did Jesus use mud and spittle to cure the blind man? At other times he healed with a word or even a thought so what was different this time? God made us creatures of flesh and spirit. Sometimes our physical senses have to be engaged just as much asContinue Reading
What can we deduce from scripture about the woman at the well? Quite a lot actually. We are told that it was about noon when she approached the well. Most women would have drawn their water in the cool of the morning or evening, not during the hottest part ofContinue Reading
From the very beginning God has only asked one question of us; do we love Him? It is asked in different ways and with different words, sometimes with no words at all, but always the question is there; do we love Him? Will we obey Him? Abram is called toContinue Reading
In a few sentences, Saint Paul sums up the whole of human history. God intended for man to live in perfect communion with Him. We were created in a state of divine grace, an intimate relationship with the Almighty and with each other. But Adam, the leader of that firstContinue Reading
Throughout the history of our salvation, from Adam and Eve, to the present, God has always asked us the same question. Do we trust in Him or in ourselves? It has been said that man has only ever had one problem; he wants to be like God. An attachment toContinue Reading
Turn the other cheek, do more than is required of you, do good to those who hate you, these passages from scripture are frequently used to bolster the assertion that Christianity is a religion for the weak and the passive. But this is a superficial interpretation. For the past fewContinue Reading
Prophets in the ancient world spoke for God. They also served as a reminder to the people of their relationship with the Almighty, particularly when the people turned away from Him. We have amazingly short attention spans. We need constant reminders of our relationship with God and our ultimate destination.Continue Reading
“You are the light of the world.” “You are the salt of the Earth.” Salt does not exist for itself, it serves to season food. Light also exists for a purpose, to drive back the darkness. We have been given a specific combination of talents, gifts and abilities, a lightContinue Reading
It is not uncommon, even today, for an art historian or museum docent to attribute the use of heavy shadow in Baroque art to the “melancholy” mood of the artist. But this misses the point entirely. Baroque art was all about light, the light of Christ bringing truth to aContinue Reading
The triumph of light over darkness is part of our story; it is built into the human race. We were not made for the darkness we were made for the light. But somewhere back along our history we turned away from God and the light and fell into darkness andContinue Reading