Jesus Says, “Feed My Sheep”

Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my sheep.’   (John 21:17) Several people have asked me what I think about the possibility that the Roman Catholic bishops may issue a statement that would exclude from communion any politicians, like President Biden, who think that abortion shouldn’t be legally abolished.  My primary response to this controversy is confusion.  …

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God’s Help and Grace

…but we boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us because God’s love has been poured into our hearts…   (Romans 5:3-5) When have you learned the most about yourself and others?  When has your faith grown deeper?  When did your …

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Our Hope in Prevailing

Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.  But Moses’ hands grew weary; so, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it.  Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; so, …

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Worship in Spirit and in Truth

Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem…. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.’  …

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