The Spirit of the LORD has anointed Jesus: “To preach good news to the poor. To bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, […]
Father Greg Boyle is in the business of erasing the past. A Jesuit priest who is the founder and director of “Homeboy Industries” in East Los Angeles, Father Boyle put together a team of physicians trained in the laser technology of tattoo removal. The team is part of a program that takes the tattoos of […]
Henry Augustus Rowland, professor of physics at Johns Hopkins University, was once called as an expert witness at a trial. During cross-examination, a lawyer demanded, “What are your qualifications as an expert witness in this case?” The normally modest and retiring professor replied quietly, “I am the greatest living expert on the subject under discussion.” […]
Mark Braun in The Mustard Seed and the Yeast, wrote: “If you had ventured a guess about the future of Jesus’ kingdom two-thirds of the way through His ministry, how optimistic would you have been? He grew up in a despised province of the Roman Empire. He was born before his mother’s marriage had become […]
There’s a wonderful legend about Saint Francis, the kindly thirteenth-century monk, who one day informed his brethren that he planned to go into the nearby village on a preaching mission. He invited a novice to go along. On their way, they passed an injured man, and Francis promptly stopped, saw to the poor fellow’s needs, […]
After a stray dog in Ecuador met a team of four Swedish adventure athletes, he grew so attached to the squad that he ran for miles and swam long distances to keep up with them. The team chose to name the dog Arthur. This muddy, wounded animal (not a far cry from the state of […]
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 A number of years ago, a visitor at an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls remarked, “Just to look at it makes chills run down my spine. This Bible through the ages still says the same thing.” Found […]
These past few weeks, we all have been watching the fires in California, especially those of us who live here. The fires have been too close to home, literally. A staff member’s brother lost his home and everything in it this past week. Thankfully, the family was on vacation elsewhere, so no one was harmed. […]
1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. The Apostle John assures us that God knows we are human. While He would certainly prefer that we not sin, […]
