Posts from September 2023

The Book of Job

When I ask people what they would like to read in the Bible, many times they will come up with the Book of Job. I’m not exactly sure what it is about the book that attracts us to it, but there certainly is an attraction to it. The book itself is somewhat shrouded in mystery.…

To Live is Christ

An aged Paul sits in a room accompanied by a Roman centurion. Both of them are quiet for the time being, Paul is perhaps writing some notes to himself for a letter that he will dictate later to a scribe so that the letter can be sent to Philippi. As if doodling, Paul writes out…

Who is Jesus?

When Jesus asks His disciples in Matthew 16, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They come up with answers like “John the Baptist” and “Elijah”. How do you think people would respond if we did a man-on-the-street type interview and asked people who they thought Jesus was?  When I’ve seen that…

Christophers

Do you know the story of St. Christopher? Christopher was a big man, around 7 foot tall. He was working as a mercenary when he became interested in Christianity and asked a hermit-monk to teach him. After Christopher was baptized, he asked how he could personally live out his faith. The hermit at first responded…