A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Acts 16:2,3a The Lord's followers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy, and Paul wanted him to go with them. Today's text invites us to shift our lens towards a slightly more natural outlook, gazing into the world of men. Paul on his journeys, arrived in the company of the believers at Derbe... Continue Reading →
Acts 11:19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. In the midst of heavy persecution resulting in imprisonment and evidence of martyrdom, the disciples at this time had very valid... Continue Reading →
John 11:48 "If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.” Today's text captures a council of priests and pharisees considering what approach to adopt regarding the issue of Jesus and his miracles. The preamble... Continue Reading →
It's Ash Wednesday today, and the words that characterize today is found in Genesis 3:19b "for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” It may seem sufficient then to be reminded of who you are, your origin and your end destination. Yet, as I reflected on those words, they seemed to hint at... Continue Reading →
Today's message is born from a question I heard at Mass Yesterday "are you a reservoir Christian or a river Christian?" The biggest dam in the world holds over 39 billion cubic meters of water in storage. That is however not it's true merit, rather the generation of over 22000MW of electrical power using that... Continue Reading →
Psalms 24:3-4 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. The heart biologically, is an interesting organ with complex mechanism underlying it's function. Any impact... Continue Reading →
Prayer is a very interesting enterprise, one that we see many examples and templates in scripture. Today, the Gospel sets our focus to two prayers we know quite well in the parable of the Pharisee and Tax collector, both of who went to the temple to pray. Their prayers were captured in this manner: "The... Continue Reading →
In Romans 5:12-21, which is our reference text today, the phrase "one man" occurs nine times. It is used to hammer home the contrast between Adam and Christ, where the outcomes of entire generations were impacted because of the actions of 'one man'. Whether the dial swings towards positive outcomes or negative ones, the actions... Continue Reading →
Team sports are meant to be exactly that, played as a team. You run into problems when the team begins to fight each other. Think of a football match where members of the same team tackle each other and score own goals intentionally. That is a disaster. Therefore, the fastest way to destroy any system... Continue Reading →
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