WhenthefriarsarrivedintheAmericasinthefifteenthandthesixteenthcentury,theyclaimedthattheIndigenouspeoples’pasthaddisappeared becausetheyhadno writing,thusno history,and no knowl-edge (Taylor 2003,16). Theprivilegingof literacyover oralitywasreinforcedbythecolonialproject.Peoplewithoutwriting systemsfromEuropean...
3“Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on, do not sin any more.”4“In the world you will have trouble, but take courage: I have conquered the world.”5“And Jesus wept.”6“For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.”7 Psalm: 20 (Grail translation) May ...
Sin. The same kinds we commit. Just as Christ died so all may be forgiven, so all of us…and each of us…is culpable in His crucifixion. Why would anyone and everyone need to be “forgiven” if, in fact, they’d committed no offenses? The truth is it was the sinful human nature...
God requires no works or effort from us to receive this gift—faith alone in Christ alone is the sole condition for salvation. God the Son died for our sins, was buried, and raised again on the third day (1 Cor 15:3-4), conquering sin and death, and He grants eternal life to us...
“Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God” (1 Peter 4:1-2). ...
The answer is sin. The enemy wants us to devalue the creations that God called very good. He wants to confuse people everywhere into believing that it is ok to hate others, to harm others, and to laugh at them. This was not and is not the way of Jesus. He loves...
“[W]e have been taught that to expose newly-born children is the part of wicked men; and this we have been taught lest we should do anyone harm and lest we should sin against God, first, because we see that almost all so exposed (not only the girls, but also the males) are brou...
I couldn’t prepare her for everything. We had no clue ourselves. But, one thing we did teach all our children was the importance of being led by the Spirit of God. I heard one minister say, “The answer to a 1001 questions is be led.” But, how will the Spirit of God lead ...
Ahab got what he wanted. A useful story to justify killing Naboth, without carrying the guilt of committing murder. Two worthless men were used to cover the King’s sin. And his vineyard was added to his real estate holdings! These two men, these false witnesses, became a fulcrum for a...
Help me to look to Jesus, knowing that if you gave of your own Son to save me from sin, how will you not also be with me in all the challenges and decisions of my life? There is nothing and no one that can separate me from you; I have nothing to fear. You are my Rock, my...