Following Jesus doesn’t mean escaping the world’s problems. It means stepping into them with love. It means standing with Onesimus. It means seeing the sacredness of the ocean, not as something to cross or control, but as something to respect, protect, and learn from. This Ocean Sunday, may we take up the challenge of Paul and the warning of Jesus … [To read more, click on title]
Category Archives: Reflections
Refiner’s Fire
“I have come to set the world on fire!” said Jesus.
The fire that Jesus was talking about isn’t a fire he brings to hurt or harm us. It is a fire he brings to transform, restore and meld us. A fire that burns away the things that keep us from him … A fire that ignites in us a passion for him, and others. A fire that we can take to the whole world …
Pray Shamelessly
… we dare to be persistent in our prayers, to keep bringing our needs and hopes to our heavenly Father, because Jesus tells us to do so, as he himself did, trusting in God’s loving purpose for us … [To read more, click on title]
Choosing the Better
Dear friends, isn’t this a promise worth clinging to? What we build with our hands may fall. What we save may be lost. What we know may slip away. But the Word we hide in our hearts — the faith we nurture — the relationship we deepen with God — will never be taken away … [To read more, click on title]
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