Jesus often used settings and images familiar to his listeners in an effort to apply his teachings directly to their lives. More »
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Every year I’m ambushed by summer. As school comes to an end and our regular schedule disappears, it’s a struggle to change gears and begin dealing with that familiar question: “I’m bored, Mom, what can I do?” More »
“Blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.” Matthew 13:16 More »
[God said:] “So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” . . . More »
In the seventeenth century, French fishermen, fur traders, and explorers were landing in New France, which included not only Quebec but all the lands watered by the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. More »
Even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid. (Matthew 10:30-31) More »
The West was certainly wounded badly by the fall of the Roman Empire. Civilization collapsed almost completely. Literacy, once common, was now a rare accomplishment. Culture itself was in danger of dying. More »
How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.(Matthew 5:3) More »