The whole Bible is an account of how everything that exists is based on God, a God we call our Father. Everything from the creation of the cosmos, to the sparrows in the sky, to each of us individually. In that sense everything belongs to God and everything is under His power. So where does […]
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OK, we have to talk about sin. Given today’s readings it seems we don’t have much choice. These readings all start in different places but end up with sin: Peter speaking to the Jews who had witnessed Jesus’ death says: “Repent, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away” Luke has Jesus say
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As we know, John’s gospel is by far the longest, including lengthy theological passages included in the account of The Last Supper. But after the resurrection it’s as if he can’t wait to get finished. There are only two chapters and one of those seems to have been added as a postscript. There is no
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Jesus has risen. A new life has started, not just for him but also for us. Sin and death are overcome. But what exactly is this new life. It’s not just the old life restarted. Jesus is clearly different from how he was before, that’s the point of most of the post-resurrection stories. And for
Good Friday. We hear again, in simple, unadorned form, about the pain and suffering that Jesus endured. And then it’s over. He’s dead. There is a sense of calm, of quietness, of finality. Of course we know this is not the end. It is a time of waiting. We know, we believe, that in three
In Luke’s account of the events of this Thursday evening, Jesus says: I have longed to share this meal with you. (Lk 22:15) What Jesus says to his disciples he says to all of us. And so we share that meal, the last meal of his life, with him. We do that every time we