Because hope has such a revolutionary function, it is more likely that failure to hope-hopelessness- happens among the affluent, the prosperous, the successful, the employable, the competent, for whom the […]
Hope is rooted in God’s unfailing and unlimited presence within creation, enlivening us, sustaining us, and nudging us toward realization of our potential.
“Although the word Hope (elpis) is little used in the Gospels, elsewhere in the New Testament it conveys the confident trust in God’s redemption won through the life, death, and […]
“Grace is God’s favour towards us, unearned and undeserved; by grace God forgives our sins, enlightens our minds, stirs our hearts, and strengthens our wills.” BCP page 409
“Grace is a free gift. You cannot earn grace any more than you can earn God’s love. Accepting Christ as your saviour or being baptized or going to Communion or […]
In the Christian East, the celebration of Christ’s birth also became a Festival distinct from the Epiphany. Their celebration of Epiphany is also twelve days after Christmas. Unlike Western Christians […]
“Jesus was not, of course, the bridegroom at the Cana wedding, yet in the imaginative world of his parables, he saw himself as a bridegroom and his time on earth […]