In the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and He pours out from it.PSALM 75:8+Lean Not on Your UnderstandingAll who want to study in the Bible and sacred letters should wit...  Read More

Can wicked rulers be allied with You, those who frame injustice by statute?PSALM 94:20+No CompromiseNow, we have some smart alecks who want to patch things up, to remove the issue, and to mediate the ...  Read More

"Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able."LUKE 13:24+The Narrow DoorWell, why not? Because they do not know what the narrow door is. It i...  Read More

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.ROMANS 3:23+We Are All AlikeNo one can exclude himself or boast that he is better than another. All are alike before God, and all must admit that...  Read More

"But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion."LUKE 10:33+The Good NeighborYou do not need to ask what outward works you should do; look at your neigh...  Read More

We were buried therefore with Him by Baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.ROMANS 6:4+Baptismal Gi...  Read More

From among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert . . ..ACTS 20:30-31+The Active Word of GodIf there were no such sects throu...  Read More

"All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him."MATTHEW 1...  Read More

"If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you."JOHN 16:7+Our Comfort and JoyAlthough Christ Himself admits here that He leaves them and they leave Him relu...  Read More

"Whoever receives you receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me."MATTHEW 10:40+This Is God's KingdomLet us not think that heaven is closed, except to cows and pigs, that is, to cre...  Read More

Let no one pass judgment on you . . .. Let no one disqualify you.COLOSSIANS 2:16, 18+Keep the Goal in SightNow you can see, I think, what the correct gloss on St. Paul is and what he is teaching when ...  Read More

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a def...  Read More