An old friend of mine asked me to address the status of all of those who have never heard the Gospel. Scripture suggests that, at least in a certain sense, there’s no such person. Prior to anyone presenting a Bible, two “missionaries” proceed us everywhere: Creation and Conscience. Our job is to build upon what they’ve… Continue reading What About Those Who’ve Never Heard the Gospel?
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The Key to Harmonizing the Gospels’ Easter Accounts
Given the centrality of the Resurrection, it can be troubling for Christians that there are so many seeming discrepancies in how the four Gospel writers describe exactly what happened on Easter morning: they seem to fundamentally disagree with one another on who went to the Tomb and what they saw. For example, Matthew and Mark… Continue reading The Key to Harmonizing the Gospels’ Easter Accounts
Adam’s Rib and the Side of Christ
I originally posted this yesterday, but I think it got lost between the post on bin Laden and the LDS post I put up right after it:I heard something this past weekend I’d never noticed before, about how the wound on Christ’s side ties in with the rib taken from Adam. To put it into some context, yesterday was… Continue reading Adam’s Rib and the Side of Christ
Easter and Earth Day
Sunday, in addition to being Easter, was also Earth Day. Earth Day always falls on the 22nd, and unlike the Philippines, we didn’t have the good sense to just move Earth Day to Monday to avoid stepping on the toes of Christians who think the Resurrection of God the Son is more important than “Mother Earth.”… Continue reading Easter and Earth Day
Coming to Know the Resurrected Jesus Christ
First off, credit where credit is due: yesterday was Fr. Kelly’s first Easter Mass as a priest, and he hadn’t prepared a homily. He learned from a priest in seminary that the less you try and prepare things (like homilies) yourself, the more room you leave for the Holy Spirit to work through you. He… Continue reading Coming to Know the Resurrected Jesus Christ
Happy Easter!
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’”– Luke 24:5-7… Continue reading Happy Easter!
Holy Saturday
We now enter Holy Saturday. Christ is resting in the Tomb on the Sabbath, dead. To the believer, this is unthinkable. Literally. When Christ warned the Apostles that He had to die and rise from the dead, they thought He was using some obscure figure of speech (Mark 9:9-10), or tried to talk Him out… Continue reading Holy Saturday
Happy Good Friday!
Who would believe what we have heard? To whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?He grew up like a sapling before Him, like a shoot from the parched earth; There was in Him no stately bearing to make us look at Him, nor appearance that would attract us to Him. He was spurned… Continue reading Happy Good Friday!
Why We Celebrate Holy Thursday
This is from a post I wrote in 2009: Happy Maundy Thursday, everyone! For those of you who don’t know, Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday. The word “Maundy” comes from the word “command,” referring to Christ’s command for His disciples to serve. Because Good Friday is the anniversary of our Lord’s death on… Continue reading Why We Celebrate Holy Thursday
The Love of Jesus for Judas
Yesterday was “Spy Wednesday,” so named because it recalls Judas’ decision to betray Jesus. Luke 22:1-7 says: Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.… Continue reading The Love of Jesus for Judas