How good are we with the cracks, with responding to unexpected demands?
The Good Word
In Antioch they are called “Christians”
This is the thirty-fourth entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles In this entry the narrative turns to the origin and development of the Church at Antioch For previous entries please now go to the Complete Acts of the Apostle Commentary where you can find links to
Kingdom Consciousness: Why Christians look to the ‘not yet’
To forget the kingdom to come is to make ourselves at home in the world.
Once having known the presence of God, we can’t forget it.
When we pray, we know that someone is there.
St. Thérèse taught me to pray—and play—with Jesus.
Create the smallest of openings, and Christ can put Peter Pan to shame.
In Orlando as in Jerusalem, the Kingdom of God is at hand
Pope Francis’ recent call for the church and for Catholics to apologize to the L.G.B.T. community is cause for hope.
It’s a lamentable, costly grace, but pain eases prejudice.
Pain washes out what divides us.
Moral evil may well be a sign of God’s existence.
We may dismiss the diabolical as unreasonable, but cannot the irrational be real?
If love pricks the heart never heals.
When love is deep, when beauty captivates, we are changed forever.
What a Christian father teaches
How do we live Calvary while never doubting Easter?
