I keep asking, I keep praying, that we may see. I pray for the people for whom I have spiritual responsibility, that they may see and understand the reality of the things we believe and of the One in whom we have believed. Sometimes in prayer you are so overwhelmed by the awareness of
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faith, prayer'No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God,' this haunting phrase of the Lord. Peter puts it this way: 'The dog has returned to its vomit, and the sow has washed and wallowed in the mire.' To avoid this horrible eventuality for the newly baptized of Abba
One day in Brussels, I went to the metro ticket office to ask for directions to my hotel. Little did I know that what followed was a reflection on the nature of my vocation. The agent, behind the glass partition, remarked on the cross I was wearing.
I love Luke. Luke begins his gospel by saying I am writing this to you so that you may know 'the certainty' of the teachings you have received. And that's the heart of the matter, isn't it, because we are not believers because it suits us; we don't espouse the gospel because it allows us to better
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faithReading Romans the other day, I thought that if the authors of the New Testament had written it in the same style in which it is often preached, it would hardly have survived more than two readings. How many sermons are intoned with a dry monotony (which is also indicative of even more preparation)
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faith'Pray for me,' this is a request I hear very often, and no doubt you do too. In response, you either leave by simply saying 'okay,' or you stop to ask for a specific topic. In prayer the other day, I had to think of a rather unusual prayer request, that of Paul writing to the Ephesians.
Some time ago, someone told me that they went to a church because it was so 'vibrant'. And while teaching the course on the local church this week, I had the opportunity to reflect again on the fact that people often join a local church because they like the worship, the atmosphere, or because
Trained by its leaders or tamed by experience? Read more »
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