As soon as people understand what crucifixion means, the cross becomes offensive.
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06/30/25
This is the third installment in the 1517 articles series, “What Makes a Saint?”
06/27/25
The Church speaks not with the cleverness of men, but with the breath of God.
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04/14/17
Have you ever wondered, of all the adjectives we could use to describe this day why in the world we chose the word “good?” Yeah, me too.
04/14/17
The story of Christ crucified has a happy ending. Jesus has conquered the grave. He beat the death rap.
04/11/17
Like her Lord, the Church has dirt under her nails, the smell of coffin wood on her clothes, and a hunger in her belly.
04/07/17
If he was not flesh, who was hung on the cross? And if he was not God, who shook the earth from its foundations?
04/04/17
Last night was one of those nights when I had an unscheduled 3:00 a.m. Life Assessment session.
03/27/17
What would be a fitting thing to give up, especially during the season of Lent?
03/21/17
Some days, people need a touch. Not just any touch, but something that says, "I care about you, and I love you."
03/14/17
Wisdom speaks in proverbs, parables and riddles. And the simple continue to wander right past her words of life.
03/02/17
In the twinkling of that eye the perishable will become imperishable, and our bodies will be changed and become more glorious than we ever could have imagined.
12/23/16
by Fredrik Sidenvall, translated by Bror Erickson
12/20/16
Our relief when we're troubled can't be found at the end of all our preparations and celebrations, no matter how pious our intent.
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