Monthly Archives: March 2015

Discipleship Sandwich

Originally posted on Veracity:
It’s easy to approach our spiritual lives like a sandwich. We just add the ingredients we like and leave out those that we don’t. We eat until we are satisfied—then we are done. We can fall into pretty…

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Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!

And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the … Continue reading

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We are going Jerusalem and everything written about the Son of Man will be accomplished

And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles … Continue reading

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Salt

“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, … Continue reading

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Responding to Textual Criticism

Originally posted on Veracity:
When someone confronts us in a particularly offensive manner or strikes at a deeply held conviction or belief, most of us have a natural inclination to fight back. Unfortunately, we have a tendency to let anger…

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Does the Euthyphro Dilemma Disprove God? (Part 4, final)

Originally posted on Thomistic Bent:
This is the last in a series of posts about a moral question called the Euthyphro Dilemma, which is sometimes given as a challenge to God. See the first three parts for an explanation of…

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Count the cost

Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, … Continue reading

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But they all alike began to make excuses

When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” But he said to him, “A man once gave a great … Continue reading

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You will be blessed

He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and … Continue reading

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There Is A God by Antony Flew and Roy Abraham Varghese

It has been a while since I last posted a book review and I thought this would be a perfect one to start up again. My friends at the Veracity blog and my friend at Thomistic Bent have been exploring … Continue reading

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