by afladmin | Nov 3, 2016 | Abortion
Why should a preacher take the risk of addressing the subject of abortion from the pulpit? I know some pastors think it’s too great a risk, that harm can only come from it, and it’s better to play it safe and only deal with the topic in pastoral care...
by afladmin | Oct 31, 2016 | AFL Publications
Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now...
by afladmin | Oct 28, 2016 | End of Life
By: Fr. Lee Nelson As a priest, I have buried so many who never gave the slightest thought to what their families would do, what decisions would need to be made, how to provide for their loved ones. This kind of planning is a great comfort to in this life to me and to...
by afladmin | Oct 26, 2016 | AFL Publications
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig...
by afladmin | Oct 17, 2016 | AFL Publications
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I...
