Ramblings of a country pastor

" Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived togethe...

"1 a The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. * 2 b Abraham became the father of Isaac...

Last spring I started reading Sherry Weddell's book, "Forming Intentional Disciples".  I had seen it repeatedly quoted in S...

"Woe to those who call evil good  and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and...

There is something within the human person that wants to succeed.  Most everyone wants things better and hates feeling helpless to change...

Yes.  In a word, yes.  Okay, that was short.  Many Catholics, however, would sternly debate such a notion.  Many would say that this is a ...

The ancients saw fire as one of the 4 basic elements of the created order.  Fire is transformative, purgative, and alters whatever it touc...