Giorgio Agamben is one of the most influential living philosophers. This Italian thinker holds a deep fascination for Dante’s Divine Comedy, going so far as to theorize about i… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

The gospel’s profound influence extends both within our hearts and in the actions that ripple outward from those transformed hearts. This inward renewal and external outpouring are… Read More

5/28/65 Tonight it is on the law. We are told that salvation is from the Jew, and you wonder why? Because you and I think on this level of a certain race of people, a very small minority, an… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

Saint Jude, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, has two other names Judas Thaddeus and Jude of James. The meaning of his name Jude is “giver of joy” and the meaning of Thaddeus… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

Encouragement for Weary Hearts – Jonathan Brentner - https://www.jonathanbrentner.com/https/jonathan-brentner-g8fgsquarespacecom/config/2022/10/26/reassuring-salve-for-weary-hearts… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

This week’s “Come, Follow Me” study guide covers Romans 1-6, which includes the Apostle Paul’s teachings on repentance, justification and grace. Chu… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

If you are staying anywhere near Monsanto in Portugal then please take some time to visit this beautiful and authentic mountain top village. The Castle was used in the filming of the Game of… Read More

When seeking guidance for our lives, one biblical passage offers particularly resonant wisdom: James 4:11-17. In this brief but potent section of his epistle, James addresses the early Chris… Read More

Is the Word Rapture Found in Your Bible? – Pastor Mike Taylor - https://pastormiketaylor.blogspot.com/2022/09/is-word-rapture-found-in-your-bible.html ARE YOU READY?? “F… Read More

The wise men of Greece, in a series of dramatic dialoguesContents:Epistle dedicatory.--Pythagoras.--Thales.--Xenophanes.--Heraclitus.--Empedocles.--Anaxagoras.--Aristodemus; or, The atheist… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

   Introduction Good morning, my respected sir or madam, and my beloved brothers and sisters. I greet you all in the mighty name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am so grate… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More

This post completes my exegesis on Year A’s Palm Sunday Gospel for the Liturgy of the Passion, Matthew 24:11-54. The first part, which includes that Gospel reading in full, can be foun… Read More

Introduction This article was originally published on 8.25.2015 and is now being updated. Nearly everybody has heard of purgatory, but what is it and are you ever going there?  L… Read More

The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture. Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story. My series Forbidd… Read More