The previous post was entitled, “What Must I Do?”. While still looking at the same Gospel reading, Matthew 25:31-46 (which I will not quote in full again – see the previous post or Bible Gateway or your YouVersion app or…
What Must I Do?
In the cycle of the Church Year, the last Sunday before the beginning of Advent and the start of the new cycle is the Sunday of the of Christ the King. It serves as a bit of a review of what we’ve…
The Priority of the Gospels
It is important to read all of the Scriptures. They contain God’s message to us. As Paul told his protégé Timothy, All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man…
Do We Really Want to Pray in Jesus’ Name?
It’s like a closing to a letter. After all, how many people are thinking about their own sincerity or even less of how they belong to the intended recipient, when they write, “Sincerely Yours,”? Or in the British tradition, are…
Why I’m Not a Person of Faith
Estimates vary from 2% to 14%. That’s the percentage of the world’s population that is atheist or unaffiliated with any religion. That means that between 86% and 98% of mankind are “people of faith”. I do not identify as…
On the Eighth Day of Christmas
The Octave Day of Christmas is quite exciting. Since ancient times it has been observed as both the Solemnity of the Mother of God and the Circumcision of Jesus. In the first observance, we recognize that the baby born in…
Avoiding the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. …Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.…