[1]This is an apocryphal saying of Jesus, found in Justin,Dialogue with Tryphon47; Clem. Alex.Quis Dives Salvetur40, John Climacus,The Ladder7, Life of Antony 15, Ps.JosephusContra Graecos/Discourse to the Greeks on Hades8, and others. Who was Philo of Carpasia and why do we care?
Mary is pictured with a low-cut dress, which is not befitting of the virgin mother of God. Jesus also has red hair, which has evil significance in paintings and was poorly received. Finally, Anne, mother of Mary, has a rather troubled look on her face. Her skin is leat...
When we can do those things as Jesus said, we can see everyone as the child of God, and live in the kingdom of heaven, which is within us. St. Hildegard of Bingen called GodHaecceitaswhich means “This-ness,” and Meister Eckhart called God “Is-ness.” This titles are far beyond ...
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” (Romans 8:1) Photo Credit: © GettyImages/monkeybusinessimages 5. For You to Worship an Idol An idol can be anything that we place before the Lord. In...
“Forced Gender Reassignment.”(Jesus Christ, this link is NSFW and NSFL). I get and sort of approve of the intent behind the song and video but if I want to assault my psyche that way I can just watchHuman Centipede II: The Full Sequenceand at least then I know what the hell ...
When I got to the part where I quoted Mason’s words, the sergeant audibly gulped and I heard him mutter, “Jesus…” “Look,” I said. “I’m as guilty as anyone when it comes to making off-color remarks at a death scene. We all engage in some form of morbid humor for the ...
“I know where I am going”. We are asking that you would join us in prayer as Steve faces this difficult journey. He has chosen no medical interventions, and is asking for a swift and pain free journey to be with Jesus. His family is also asking for prayer for guidance/provision to...
LORD or YHVH? Jesus or Yeshua? Sunday or Sabbath? Church or Synagogue? Gentile or Israel? Clean or Unclean? Law or Grace? 2000 years after the Messiah, wherever we live, whether it's Sri Lanka or any other part of the world, all of us require to learn ho
Ministry is a wonderful way to really learn the grace of Jesus: I might mind hanging out with these people, but he really doesn’t. 8. Let your ministry make sacrifices for your marriage, and your marriage will be able to absorb sacrifices for the sake of ministry. ...
A friend of mine named Tim was preaching recently and he said that thanks to what Jesus has done for us through his life, death, and resurrection we are called to be “a force of reconciliation.” I really like this image. At first glance it’s an odd juxtaposition. The word “force...