Jesus wasn’t attracted by physical poverty but by spiritual struggles, stuck in strongholds, and those who didn’t fit into religious norms. It’s important to let go of spiritual laziness, self-righteousness, and the illusion that we can control God, and instead recognize our flaws and need...
As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. My Thoughts Last time we talked about the shortage of laborers and how Jesus worked at solving that problem....
Google “stressed youth”, and look at the images. Feel the confusion, the hopelessness, and the anxiety of a generation that should be enjoying the exploration of their own path, and figuring out what works in life. Instead, they have been told to not accept who they are, that they are...
When he placed the New Millennium under “the Radiant sign of the Face of Christ” Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “To contemplate the Face of Christ, and to contemplate it with Mary, is the ‘program’ which I have set before the Church at the dawn of the third millennium…It is the...
They did because Jesus came proclaiming, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” They did because Jesus healed the sick, the blind and lepers with his touch. They did because the demons cried out, “What have you to do with us...
There were lepers, demon-possessed, paralyzed, tax-collectors all waiting for His ministry. Somehow we overlooked the needs of little children. Again, we were wrong, misguided, and ignorant of the walk of the true believer. And sure enough, Jesus explained what we were missing. Children were...