Family can be difficult sometimes. Especially around the holidays, conflict can arise and difficulties can happen. In today’s post, we look at Andrew’s call involving his brother and his passion for sharing the gospel.
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Why does Halloween get all the airtime?? It was originally just designed as an intro day for Allhallowtide and especially for the really big deal that is All Saints’ Day! If you’re looking for a genuine reason to truly celebrate something, look no further than today, November 1, when we celebrate “all the saints — the known and unknown, the canonized and the ‘blessed nobodies,’ the deceased and the living, who serve as our companions and models in the journey of faith and in the body of Christ.”
Read MoreDo you ever feel like an outsider, an unknown and obscure follower of Jesus, someone who makes the church roll but nothing much is known or said about you? Then, perhaps you can identify with Simon and Jude, our saints commemorated today, October 28th.
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Could you imagine being the brother of Jesus? Would you believe him if he said he was the Messiah? Join me as we discuss the life of James and his contribution to the church as an apostle.
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St. Luke’s writing is a big part of the New Testament and we often hear passages he wrote in church. We might know his writings, but what can we learn from the man himself?
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If you don’t really give much airtime in your thought life to angels, you are not alone. But they are a force with which to be reckoned. Explore a brief summary of the ministry of the Angel Michael to get a taste of what all may be happening around us and within us, in the spiritual realm.
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Evangelism plays an important role in the church. It is through our efforts in sharing the gospel that people come to believe in Jesus. As we contemplate the life of Matthew, I wonder how you might be encouraged to open your home and begin evangelizing to those around you.
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When is the last time you have contemplated the cross and the transformative work there? Join us as we take a look at the cross and the work that Christ did there for our salvation.
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St. Bartholomew gives us some insight into fixing your gaze on the will of God in a confusing and complex world.
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Who is Mary, Mother of God (or Theotokos as our Orthodox brothers and sisters call her)? Have you ever been curious about her? You may not have ever given her much thought except at Advent. Or maybe you didn’t grow up in a tradition that emphasized her role in the story of God. They may have even de-emphasized her, or in extreme cases may have talked about her with a tiny bit of disdain (she was nothing, just a poor girl who was to give birth to Jesus). Whatever the case, I want to invite you today to meditate and reflect upon her… A humble girl filled with grace and blessed by God, without whose “yes” the incarnation would not have been.
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The gospels give us similar but fascinatingly varying accounts of the life and ministry of Jesus. Sometimes putting all of the accounts together into one messy conglomeration can give us insights into passages that we don’t get if we always only read them separately and asynchronously. See what you think of this effort to merge the Synoptic gospels’ documentation of Jesus’ Transfiguration.
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When is the last time you noticed someone with a lot of zeal in their walk with Jesus? Have you ever considered cultivating zeal in your own life? James the Great gives us some interesting examples of what it means to have zeal for better and worse.
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Can you imagine going to the cemetery, bringing flowers to the gravesite of your loved one, and as you approach it you see a pile of dirt next to a hole where the headstone previously was? What in the world???? As you peer inside the hole, the coffin lid is open and your loved one is not there! What would you do? You just attended your loved one’s funeral a few days earlier after watching them lose their battle to an illness.
Read on and perhaps get a tiny glimpse into the life of St. Mary Magdalene!
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Have you ever considered the work that Peter and Paul did to build the church? It can often seem like we are so focused on the words of these two men, that we might not think about how we can emulate their lives today.
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When I think of seasons, I am not thinking of John the Baptist, but for centuries, his feast day has been associated with the changing of seasons. Join me as we discuss how the John has been associated with the changing of seasons and the significance there.
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Every time I think about Barnabas, I think about his conflict with Paul and how he hindered his missionary journey. But after writing this post, I was humbled by Barnabas and his Christ-like demeanor.
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When was the last time that you tangibly felt God’s presence in your life? The visitation of Mary to Elizabeth helps us see a unique way that God’s presence was felt among two important women in the Bible.
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Have you ever tried to track down the the 12 disciples Jesus chose when he did his ministry? It is much harder than you might think. Today, might we wonder what these first 12 have to teach us, even if they do not have a lot written about them.
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Today, we look at the life of St. Mark that is not familiar to most and are challenged in the ways that we evangelize to others.
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Today we celebrate the annunciation of Jesus’ birth to Mary, exactly 9 months before he was born, to focus on what it means for us to say “yes”.
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