St. Luke’s Gospel was written to share the story of Jesus Christ with the Gentile world. He was himself a Gentile, a key companion to St. Paul and his principal biographer in the Acts of the Apostles,... Send your thoughts…
On a trip to Ukraine in 1991, my pastor friend and I spent the evening with a large family, feasting, singing hymns, laughing, and praising Jesus together. We felt guilty when we learned our hosts had served an entire month’s ration…
The seven-week Alongsider Course takes as its model the relationship between Jesus and his 12 disciples. Acknowledging that it is difficult for church leaders to invest in every member of their congregation the same time and attention that the 12 received from…
In April of 1992, a healthy 24-year-old Chris McCandless journeyed into the Alaskan wilderness to escape civilization and live off the land. Four months later he was dead. His sixty-seven-pound body was discovered by hunters. His cause of death was officially…
In less than a week, many neighborhoods around us will be filled with children dressed up as superheroes, ghosts or something else. We can debate the merits of Halloween as believers, but from my perspective, since Halloween is a cultural…
Jesus said that those who believe in him would do greater works than he did (John 14:12). How is this possible? “My dog is kind to me because she licks my face when I’m sad,” says Mia, 7. “If a dog can…
Many people complain that life is just not fair. But actually, when you think about, that’s a good thing. The crucial issue is always the fairness or unfairness of life compared to what? The conclusions we come to at the…
As humans, it is hard for us to be self-disciplined all the time. In fact, because of the lust of the flesh and the pride of life (1 John 2:16), many times we do what is easiest instead of what is best.
Spiritual direction is a one-on-one conversation between director and directee in some quiet, private setting. The focus of the meetings is the directee's relationship with God within all aspects of life. Spiritual Direction is an on-going relationship between a "directee…
As October draws to a close, streets, shops and homes may be adorned with pumpkins, witches, ghosts, skeletons and images of death. Some children dress in frightening costumes and go door-to-door shouting, “Trick or treat!” For many people, Hallowe’en is…
Discipleship and the daily life of following Jesus, from the first steps of faith to lifelong faithfulness.
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