I have concluded through careful empirical analysis and much thought that somebody is looking out for me, keeping track of what I think about things, forgiving me when I do less than I ought, giving me strength to shoot for more than I think I’m capable of. I believe they know everyth...
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of ...
Somehow, my joy of finally becoming a “mother” blinded me to the fact that my gain was their loss. While I longed for them to embrace me and call me mom, their hearts were holding on to the women who birthed them and gave them their DNA. I didn’t understand. I felt the resista...
edification, and strength for one another. Time to stand firm together, celebrating every victory with unabashed joy. Time to be strong in our love for one another and quick in our grace. Time to live by the notion that no amount
I know that for many people in the blogosphere, the issue of what’s going on in Israel is black-and-white, a struggle for freedom by a subjugated people against a big bad nasty evil government that has superior firepower and military strength. Subjugated people in the form of Palestinians...
It’s said that a good sports game is won by having a strong offense and a strong defense. The same is true in a battle. If you want to win a war, you must have strengths in both offense and defense. It’s not one or the other, but both. ...
Most posters usually capture your attention with a confident picture followed by a bold title such asTeamwork,StrengthorCourage.I have owned and given away my fair share of such pictures and often drawn from an abundance of histories, legends and tall tales that stir me. One theme that not ...
That’s just a call for me to press into Jesus, to rely on His strength instead of my own. The food spills and diaper fills just as we’re going out the door? It’s so that I remember I can’t do it on my own. A choice to be a mother is really a choosing to need more ...
Jesus said, “If you love me you will keep my Commandments.” We know that Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength, and, the second is to to love your neighbor as yourself. He ...
Fr. Stephen:And there are still, I guess, some related words in Arabic that are used for “husband” kind of thing. But I’m not qualified to give you the details of that, but I’ve had some conversations recently. It also came to be used in various forms of late Hebrew and Aramai...