The eunuch was baptized; then Philip was gone, and the moment pregnant with so much grace passed, and life continued for both.
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God pokes us. Do we respond?
Thank you, Mary, for modeling just what our response could and should be!
Continue readingScripture is mixed with suffering, betrayal
Yet also proclaim victory and divine glory.
Continue readingFormed and called by the same Spirit — do we believe?
Oh, what it must have been like — after the death and resurrection — to remember these acts, and these words and their meaning.
Continue readingPutting everything in its proper place
Jesus tells them what to do, what not to do, and what to do if they do not accept you or your word.
Continue readingThis word will do something to us
The question is, how will we experience it? And, what will happen to us and in us because of this word? The psalms, once again, say we will be blessed and we will draw and drink water joyfully from the springs of salvation. So, are we thirsty?
Continue readingHow does one respond to an invitation to join God in a holy journey of faith?
How did Mary respond to this invite? She did not respond like Ahaz. No, indeed; rather, Mary said it simply, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”
Continue readingThe divinity of Jesus is our great hope
This is the great feast of incarnation. This is God coming into our humanity, God divinizing our humanity.
Continue readingIn proclaiming God’s kingdom, his love gushes from him to us
And also to us? Me thinks that is so!
Continue readingGod our rock outlasts, withstands the buffeting winds, storms of life
Both Isaiah and Jesus are pointing us towards a most important focus, igniting within us a confidence in our God, and a belief that will be imprinted in and on our hearts, “In God we trust.”
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