Today there is an indifference to truth and standards. We moderns only have opinions, not convictions. In matters of importance, we tie people to contracts. Behind all the deceit and…
For the pharisees , as long as a person didn't have sex outside marriage he was OK. Similarly as long as the paperwork was OK it was fine to divorce.…
The Sermon on the Mount shows God's intention when he gave the Law of Moses. The sort of life it proposes is the best possible life. In discussing murder Jesus…
Christians are different and swim against the tide in the world. Jesus wants them to be salt and light in the world. Our lives should show a better way and…
This is about the theme for Christian Aid Week 2019 which is about women's health in the Third World.
Contrast the priests' commission to the soldiers with Jesus' commission to his disciples. The priests had very little authority but Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth. The…
Universalism was condemned by the Early Church but is again popular. The New Testament especialyy Jesus speaks of hell as real and terrible. Universalism undermines our zeal to reach the…
Jesus did not at first seek disciples in a big city but by the Sea of Galilee. For the first disciples their call involved cost and risk but also offered…
Our world is in darkness and Jesus came to bring light. We have been rescued from the Kingdom of darkness but the establishment of the kingdom of light is a…
Adam did nothing when Eve was tempted by the devil. Jesus fought the devil and won. He would not use his human hunger as an excuse to abuse his divine…