We are about to enter into the fourth Sunday of Advent and, this year, Christmas is right on it’s heels. The theme for the fourth Sunday of Advent is love and this theme is also applicable to Christmas. As John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so […]
In the movie Back to the Future, Marty McFly starts messing with the past and almost erases himself from existence. I like how the movie uses the image of Marty’s family gradually disappearing in the photo to show how they are being wiped out of existence. In a similar way, the image of Jesus is […]
The Holy Spirit is one of the most mysterious aspects of God. Many people have tried to explain who the Spirit is and although we can understand certain aspects of the Holy Spirit, it’s hard for us to fully comprehend this mystery, just as it is hard to fully explain the true nature of God. […]
When I was a kid, I was always asking questions. How does this work? Why does that happen? Why doesn’t it work like this? Even though I have learned a lot through my life, I am still very curious about many things. Curiosity, if directed correctly, can be a beneficial thing. However, we need to […]
If we live long enough, we are almost certainly going to face many hardships and tough times. I’m always saddened when I hear about someone who decided to take their life because something bad happened to them and they thought their life was over. We also see people who get so upset because of something […]
When we are baptized, we are imbued with the Holy Spirit and at our confirmation, that Spirit is strengthened within us. We don’t get supernatural powers, but, with practice, we can tap into the Holy Spirit to give us direction. The Holy Spirit also gives us gifts to use to help ourselves and others find […]
Truth is one thing we all search for and seek out. Pontius Pilate once asked Jesus, “What is truth?”. I also seek the truth in the thousands of questions that I have for God. God didn’t send Jesus into the world to answer all of our questions about existence and give us all of the […]
