by St. Jerome I do what I ought, in obedience to Christ, who says: Search the Scriptures; and Seek and you shall find. I have no desire to hear the words addressed to me: You err, because you know neither Scriptures nor the power of God. If, as Saint Paul says, Christ is God’s Power [...]
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A Meditation – Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ
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In the News – Augustine on Creation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link to a great article by theologian Alistair McGrath on Augustine and the Creation debate, North African bishop Augustine of Hippo (354–430) had no skin in the game concerning the current origins controversies. He interpreted Scripture a thousand years before the Scientific Revolution, and 1,500 before Darwin’s Origin of Species. Augustine didn’t “accommodate” or “compromise” [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #49 – Jesus Grew in Age, Wisdom, and Grace
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux is a reflection on things God is teaching me. In some cases the ideas for these topics come from the Coffee Talk group that I meet with weekly at the Vintage Coffee Bistro located in Lambertville, Michigan. At other times the Redux topic may arise from some conversation I may have had [...]
A Meditation – Many Have Come to Rebirth through Me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from the Confession by St. Patrick I thank God without ceasing for keeping me steadfast amid affliction so that today I may trustingly offer the living sacrifice of myself to Christ my Lord, who has saved me from all perils. Who am I, Lord, and what is my destiny, that you should so overwhelm me [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #45 – On Creation, the Fall, and Redemption
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux is a reflection on things God is teaching me. In some cases the ideas for these topics come from the Coffee Talk group that I meet with weekly at the Vintage Coffee Bistro located in Lambertville, Michigan. At other times the Redux topic may arise from some conversation I may have had [...]
A Meditation – I Wanna Take Ya’Higher
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, monasticism, religion, spirituality, theology on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
a Jewish tale edited by Saul Bellow. There was once a rabbi in a small Jewish village in Russia who vanished every Friday for several hours. The devoted villagers boasted that during these hours their rabbi ascended to Heaven to talk with God. A skeptical newcomer arrived in town, determined to discover where the rabbi [...]
A Meditation – The Baptism of the Lord
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On the Mystery of the Lord’s Baptism by St. Maximus of Turin. The Gospel tells us that the Lord came to the Jordan to be baptized and to be consecrated by heavenly signs. This day, too, we may rightly call His birthday, for while on Christmas He was physically born among people, today He is [...]
Poll du Jour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, marriage, religion, theology on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Christianity Today website has several interesting polls during the week. Follow this link to see the latest poll and the results of the previous poll, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/features/poll.html .
Poll du Jour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Christianity Today website has several interesting polls during the week. Follow this link to see the latest poll and the results of the previous poll, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/features/poll.html .
Poll du Jour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Christianity Today website has several interesting polls during the week. Follow this link to see the latest poll and the results of the previous poll http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/features/poll.html .
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