“God Can Use Anyone”

I found this a few years ago at www.sparkpeople.com… Remember God can use anybody! The next time you feel like God can’t use you, just remember… Noah was a drunk. Abraham was too old. Isaac was a daydreamer. Jacob was a liar. Leah was ugly. Joseph was...

Old Age as a Calling

Beth Jackson-Jordan, Director of Spiritual Health at Emory Decatur Hospital, writes, “We need a spiritual model of aging that goes beyond old age as a ‘Symbol of Blessing’ or Symbol of Loss.’ I find ‘Old Age as a Calling’ helpful.”...

Cultivating Faithfulness, Part 2

Last week, we learned that the biblical characteristic of faithfulness is a virtue that encompasses unwavering commitment, reliability, and loyalty, rooted  in a deep trust in God and a dedication to fulfilling promises and responsibilities. God isn’t just...

Cultivating Faithfulness—Part 1

The biblical characteristic of faithfulness is a virtue that encompasses unwavering commitment, reliability, and loyalty. It is rooted in a deep trust in God and a dedication to fulfilling promises and responsibilities. Throughout the Bible, faithfulness is...
What is Ordinary Time?

What is Ordinary Time?

The Christian year includes two central cycles focused on major events in the life of Christ: the Christmas cycle (Advent-Christmas-Epiphany) and Easter cycle (Lent-Easter-Pentecost). Each of these seasons begins with a time of preparation and anticipation followed by...

Trinity Sunday

With Trinity Sunday coming up, I want to share a portion of a sermon that I came across a few years ago. It was given on Trinity Sunday back in 2002 by Father Al Schifano, a priest in Diocese of Tucson, AZ. It plays off of the classic Abbot and Costello routine,...