Because of [Jesus’ words] many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you …
Love your neighbor as yourself: Thanks to @NevineZaki for posting.
From this morning:
Today, a friend of mine back in California was baptized (in the Pacific Ocean, no less). While I wish I could’ve been there, seeing the pictures on Facebook had to suffice. And even then, I got a little choked up. Ivan, my brother, welcome to another chapter of life. I pray that God brings you …
Stephen Colbert tells it like it is, almost crossing over from satire to sincerity in doing so: If this is gonna be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we’ve got to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are or we’ve got to acknowledge that he commanded us to love …