G O S P E L Jesus raises His good friend Lazarus from the dead. Why does He do this? I think it is in part to demonstrate or prefigure His own resurrection and also to demonstrate the power He has over death. Death is something that people fear. Death weakens us to the point […]

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Paul contrasts the absolute difference between living a life under the death of sin and living a life under the grace of the Holy Spirit. In truth, there is little to compare because the difference is so great between the two states of life. I wonder if this is our own experience under the Spirit […]

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This prophecy of Ezekiel is rather amazing in that its content speaks specifically of the resurrection of the dead – God will raise his people from their graves. This is precisely the hope that we are given through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. As we reflect upon the words of Ezekiel, let us […]

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Christians are challenged to submit their lives to the rule of the Spirit of God. The other choice is to live according to the passions of the flesh. St. Paul is a man who understands how easy it is to be good-willed and yet wrong in one’s understanding of a particular matter. We first meet […]

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“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live.” – John 11:25 My mother died of cancer. I didn’t leap for joy when the doctor told us about her condition. But another part of me was happy that if she didn’t get healed, she would still be […]

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