Tag: God

  • Distracted from Relationship

    What is the one thing that makes Christianity different from every other religion? In a word: Relationship. We have a relationship with the Living God through Christ Jesus our Lord. What is the one thing making Christians look like everyone else in this world? In a convicting word: LACK of Relationship. Any look at Jesus’…

    The Last Supper scene staged by Rembrandt. Actually the Twelve Apostles in customary 1st century Jewish custom were 'reclined at table.'
  • The Beloved Apostle

    Liturgically, we generally do not mention the encounters of the risen Christ during Lent; however as His disciples in these last days let us examine the love of Jesus for us through the letters of the Beloved Apostle: John. Jesus and the Beloved Apostle John 21:20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them……

    Hendrick_ter_Brugghen_The_Crucifixion_with_the_Virgin_and_Saint_John
  • What’s a Hypocrite to do?

    It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. (It is a Higher calling, though.) It is a higher calling as Jesus pointed out also given to the Pharisees, whose hypocrisy was frequent target of our Lord. We should not think for one instant that we (because we are not Pharisees…

    hypocrisy - syncretism, traditionalism, liberalism, and many more