Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be as deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the Lord!” Then he said: Listen, O house of David!
“This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15) These are the first words spoken by Jesus in Mark’s Gospel, and they are presented as the core of his message. (So too in Matthew’s Gospel; see Matthew 4:17.)
What I want to express on this blog more than anything is the profound depth of God’s love for you, exemplified in the living person of Jesus Christ. And on some level I know I’ll never succeed because the chasm between the infinite love Jesus bestows on us and the
“Give thanks to the Lord who is good, whose love endures forever. Let the house of Israel say: God’s love endures forever. Let the house of Aaron say: God’s love endures forever. Let those who fear the Lord say, God’s love endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1-4) Have a happy and blessed
Just as we are all children of the one, true God, so too we all at times disobey God’s will, and are in need of forgiveness. Jesus’ death and resurrection conquered sin and death and gave us the grace to be able to share eternal life with him. But because
What does it mean to be a Christian? What are the fundamental beliefs? God existed before all things. God created the universe and all that is in it as an act of pure love. God created “man in His image; in the divine image He created them; male and female
The ultimate proof that Jesus loves us is his suffering and death on the cross, so that we might be redeemed from our sins. But why did he have to die so that we could be redeemed? We have to start by acknowledging that we deserve to die in our
My last post presented compelling evidence that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead. From that, it follows that he is who he said he is – the Son of God, and that we should adore him and follow him. The evidence for Christ’s Resurrection can be weighed with the
Two thousand years ago, a Jewish carpenter left his home to become an itinerant preacher. He attracted crowds and followers with his teachings, and was reputed to have performed miracles. Many of the religious authorities of his day were threatened by his disregard for some of their laws and his