Reading through Rooted in Hope, I found myself flipping to different passages, wanting to chew through the Word of God and enter more deeply into it. And on days when you might not want to take time to ruminate on the Scriptures, the text holds you accountable by inviting you to take ...
but as a loving Father. We don’t have to worry about coming to God too often or with too many needs. He wants us to draw close, to depend on Him for everything. He’s not just there for emergencies. He’s there for every moment. ...
What a great way to stay focused on the true meaning of this feast day. You can find all of my resources forcelebrating the feast day of St. Valentine here,but for now, let’s take a look atcelebrating St. Valentine with scripture. Here’s a funScripture verse Valentinethat gets painte...
however, David crieth aloud and saith: ‘O my loving Lord! Do Thou number me with such as have stood steadfast in Thy Cause, O Thou through Whom the faces have been illumined
Or do we trust our loving heavenly Father because we understand that He loves us and knows what’s best? And when we are called to forgive –again –do we see through the lens of our own forgiveness by God and forgive graciously? Or do we hold a grudge, give the silent treatment, or...
Only by loving may we participate in God's way of being and moving among us. The Boy Who Loved No story has captured the contemporary imagination like J. K. Rowling's seven-book masterpiece, Harry Potter. I confess that I am on my fifth read-through, and I am incapable of hiding ...
I’ve kept asking myself: “What was so special about “those days?” Nothing. Nothing at all. Nada. NOTHING! Until you take into account that on one of them Jesus was born. Perhaps a day JUST TODAY! In some sense, even those dark days provided the perfect backdrop for a ...
1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3For I acknowledge my transgressions: ...
Finally, the great ascetic and great authority on questions of the spiritual life and salvation, Abba Isaac the Syrian,[26]former bishop of the Christ-loving city of Nineveh, testifies that for a man who is attaining perfection, who is at the higher levels of the contemplative ascetic life,...
Do you think our loving Creator has sent His prophets with different messages to different corners of the world in order for us to have dispute with one another, and kill each other in the name of religion? Don't you think that would make our Creator a wicked creator? Therefore, something...