In this final part of the series of essays on the multivalency of Scripture, I will explore the three worlds of the text model. Essentially,
Sometimes we think of a prophet as someone who walks angrily on the streets, with a long hair and a big bell warning people to
It was pouring rain as 14-year-old Tyrea Pryor stood under an overhang outside of a grocery store. He happened to notice an elderly lady in
In the parable of the ten gold coins, Jesus calls us to be good stewards of the gifts we’ve been given, to grow and develop
Every good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. I guess that’s why they make so many trilogies, like The Lord of the
In the first part of this series of essays, I discussed controversies surrounding how one is to interpret Scripture, whether the words of Scripture have
What is the “Word of God”? It is always interesting to me to observe how a Christian uses the term “Word of God”. At the
There is a well-known Latin expression, ‘Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent’, which means: often the greatest talent lies unseen. So, what talent have
The people of Thessalonica were eagerly expecting the second coming of Jesus and it was their hope that Jesus would meet all of them alive
There has been so much hate, anger, and lies surrounding this election. People are claiming this election will be the most important one they have
A king summoned the professors in his kingdom to come and write a summary of the whole wisdom in the world. They started work immediately
Some Nigerians came to ask: “Is it right to join the ongoing street protests against police brutality?” I responded: “Stand up for justice, stand against
A middle-aged man died and found himself before the judgment throne. There, he was so uncomfortable, knowing that he was not good enough to be
When one reads scripture without the gift of faith (an internal spiritual life, in communion with Christ), the Pharisees’ spiritual ailment will only be interpreted
What is your opinion? Is a change from evil to good better than a change from better to worse? Here is the Prophet Ezekiel’s opinion
Many of you probably have gardens. If you do, you know that it can be a lot of work. One must till the soil, take
In Jonathan Swift’s famous book Gulliver’s Travels, the Lilliputians have a law against the vice of ingratitude: Ingratitude is reckoned among them a capital crime;
Saying the truth does not ipso facto mean you’ve loved another. It might, but not necessarily. Speaking the truth is an external act, and the
During night prayer, six-year-old John paused before his brother’s name and said to his mother, “I will not ask God to bless Paul. He gave
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely
We have just celebrated two Marian feasts as a Church. Three weeks ago, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady. It was
