Prosperity vs Persecution
Guest post by Adrian Phang, Singapore. I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine, who happens to be a Protestant. He kept
Guest post by Adrian Phang, Singapore. I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine, who happens to be a Protestant. He kept
Genesis 1:20-2:4, Psalm 8, Mark 7:1-13 ‘You put aside the commandment of God to cling to human traditions’ (Mk 7:8). The words of our Lord
“And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ⛪” (Mt 16:18) Whenever I come across
It is very critical that Jesus specially commissioned His Apostles to become shepherds to the people, instructing them to not only spread the good news,
Jeremiah 3:14-17, Jeremiah 13:10-13, Matthew 13:18-23 But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed
Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 78, Ephesians 4:17-24, John 6:24-35 In these readings, the Church juxtaposes the two instances in history where supernatural food was given to
Today, my community did an exegesis of John 20-21. What struck me the most is found in John 20:21 and 21:3. When Jesus appeared to
Mark 10:28-31 This Gospel passage continues from where the rich youth rejected our Lord’s counsel to cast away his riches and thus, went away sorrowful.
James 4:1-10, Psalm 55, Mark 9:30-37 The central theme of James 4:1-10 and Mark 9:30-37 is discord. In the Gospel, we read that the Apostles
Before meeting Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul was “breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,” and yet today we remember him
“Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know
Peter turned and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them – the one who had leaned on His breast at the supper and had said
Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay
Jesus said to His disciples: ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who issues from
There are only two charcoal fires (Greek: anthrakia) mentioned in the whole Bible, and they are both in the Gospel of John. The first anthrakia
I was excited when I learned that the life of Saint Paul was going to be made into a movie. Among the saints, Saint Paul
Evangelization: Why is the Gospel good news? The word “evangelization” comes from the Greek “Euangelion” meaning the announcing of good news. St Paul and the
Until the end of July, everyone can watch A.D. The Bible Continues – and what better way to engage the Bible but through a visual
The man Saul of Tarsus was once a terrible name to the infant Church of Christ as he was noted to carry out torture and