Tag: Matthew

  • a Common Era Contrition for Lent – Ash and dust

    the path of contrition “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Gospel of John 14:6 Introduction by the author The liturgical season of Lent although having no Biblical requirement has always been a reflective time for me. I have provided some glances back…

    garden in darkness
  • All you need is Love Love Love

    Or should I say, Love, love, love, love perhaps four times? (As just a bit earlier than the Beatles another Englishman, Clive Staples, pointed out 4 loves — each at least somewhat different from the others?) Christians throw around the LOVE jargon rather vaguely and with much overlap (as does the world). Let’s have some…

    All you need is LOVE - Luke 6:27-37 and later the Beatles
  • What is the Gospel? What are the Gospels?

    Ask five Christians, What is the Gospel? And you may hear THREE different answers, see an empty puzzled look and perhaps hear an honest, “I don’t really know; how do you define the gospel?” Go ahead: EMAIL ME your definition BEFORE you read the following OR add your definitive COMMENT at the bottom of this…

    child reading Holy Bible - God's Personal Love