If I loved them?
There was a man. When He looked at people, He saw more than what we see. He saw who they could be if He loved them. What a little bit of His time, affirmation, and interest would mean for them. PICTURE: Trophim Lapteff/Unsplash He wasn’t a sporting scout looking for athletic potential: He simply saw […]
Suffering
Suffering is probably the greatest challenge to Christian faith. Reconciling the deep pain of life, with the deep love of God, is difficult. PICTURE: Diana Vargas/Unsplash The cross of Christ seems to me to be the best, perhaps only place, where these things can be reconciled. On the cross, the deep pain of life – […]
Resurrection
I simply don’t get people who want to accept Jesus’ teachings as wonderful, but think belief in Jesus’ resurrection is woeful. Follow Him but don’t worship Him? PICTURE: artplus/iStockphoto. “Would you take investment advice from someone who went bankrupt?” Why would you take life advice from someone whose life was an abject failure? It doesn’t make sense. If Jesus’ […]
Shame
There’s something most of us fear more than death. Something we avoid at all costs. Something that makes our very souls shake: Shame. PICTURE: K Mitch Hodge/Unsplash Shame induces trauma in us. Those dark places we don’t want anyone to know about. Failure, divorce, abuse, addiction. How can we show our face again? How can […]
Shadow of war hangs over Ethiopia’s Meskel festival celebrations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters The shadow of war hung over Ethiopia’s Meskel festival in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, with high security, low turnout and Orthodox Christian priests calling for peace and forgiveness in their sermons. The event – usually a joyous affair where huge crowds gather around bonfires – marks the moment when the 4th […]
Essay: Holy Thursday is a Christian Passover, when we remember who we are
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article published by Religion News Service, says Christians cannot understand the Eucharist unless they understand the Jewish Passover…
Essay: Where are you this Easter?
As Easter approaches and the war in Ukraine continues, TIM COSTELLO reflects on the importance of meaning…
Delusional?
I can understand why people think Christians are delusional. Have you heard how we speak? “Trust God despite the circumstances.” PICTURE: Daniel Joshua/Unsplash We trust that God is there even when we don’t see it – especially when we don’t see it. There’s a word for that – delusional. Trust that God loves you when He’s […]
Sight-Seeing: Lent – for a time such as this
NILS VON KALM says Lent this year is “a time to lament, maybe even to mourn, as we remember during this Lenten period that the Son of God Himself wasn’t even spared death”…
Good Friday: Remembering Christ’s sacrifice in a time of COVID-19
As the world continues to grapples with the impacts of the coronavirus, we remember Christ on the cross and what it means for us today. See ANN WOJCZUK’s image to reflect upon Good Friday this year…