by afladmin | Jul 1, 2025
“Let not your hearts be troubled…” is a repeated phrase (see John 14:1) offered by Jesus in an hour darkened by the shadow of Judas’s treachery and Peter’s failure, only a few hours away from the agony of Gethsemane and death on the cross (13:21). Yet the statement...
by afladmin | Jul 1, 2025
The Scripture readings for the first two Sundays of Advent focused on the importance of being prepared for the still to be fulfilled promise of Christ’s second coming. Today, in the Gospel of John, one of Jesus’ disciples, we focus on preparing our hearts for the...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
Over two-thousand years ago, a young unmarried girl who became pregnant risked disaster. Unless the father of the child agreed to marry her, she would probably remain unmarried for the rest of her life. If her own father rejected her, she could be forced into begging...
by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
What is Jesus Doing? In 2007 Andrew Purves, during one of my Canonical oral examinations for ordination in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, impressed upon me that the popular expression, “What Would Jesus Do?” was missing the point. Purves went on to say, “The real question...
by afladmin | Jun 18, 2025
As a pastor, preacher, teacher and missionary I am challenged daily by this Great Commission of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew 28:19 to “…Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son...
