I have bad news and good news, which do you want to hear first? When asked this question, what do we usually say? If we say we want to hear […]
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The Gospel story this Sunday is about a man who was suffering from the terrible disease of leprosy (Mark 1:40-45). His physical appearance was very unattractive, yet he did not […]
In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus encounters crowds of people who are suffering from illness and all kinds of other calamities (Mark 1:29-39). While many were healed that day, Jesus wanted the […]
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The doorbell rings and you see your doctor standing there. You think you must be really sick if your doctor is at the door so you do not open it. […]
Imagine a book titled, All the Sins I Always Wanted to Commit but Never Did. This book would be about God’s mercy, God’s daily attempts to keep us from sinning. […]
Last week we saw a scene of violence that many of us never thought we would see. Our nation’s capitol being stormed by people pushing, shoving, beating and even shooting […]
Why did Jesus have to be baptized? After all, baptism is about the forgiveness of sins so why did the sinless Jesus have to be baptized? First of all, Jesus […]
In the Gospel story, the Magi from the east were looking for Jesus and eventually they found him by following a star. “And behold, the star that they had seen […]
There is no such thing as a perfect family. In fact, probably some of the most imperfect groups we will ever experience are families, including our own. Of course, we […]
The celebration of Christmas contains so much beauty. Touching scenes of the Nativity. Bright and cheerfully lit Christmas trees. Music that moves our hearts. Delectable Christmas treats. The excitement of […]