We suppose that it is within the scope of our ability to find out truth, and having discovered it, realize freedom by our own wits....

Jesus contemplates his arrest and execution when he speaks these words. It is not what we would expect: this idea of honor and elevation...

What could possibly be grounds for rejoicing in a circumstance of 'grief and all kinds of trials.' The answer precedes this verse: Jesus...

Christ's return from the dead was not just a change in his personal fortunes. His resurrection contains everyone else's. Like Adam,...

We want God to travel at our speed. We want him to get his work done within our short attention span. However it is reassuring to know...

The first disciples did see Jesus and knew him personally after the crucifixion. By means of their remembrance and reports of their...

Jesus' 'awayness' from his disciples is not his indifference to them. Their interests are being served. Christ's apparent absence...

Men and women of faith who walked the earth in ages past were serving us as well as their contemporaries. Our apprehension of God is not...

Thomas had been hanging around Jesus for quite a while but didn't 'really' know him. Only later did the disciples realize the true...

The universe often seems indifferent and mean. There are glimpses of generosity and kindness, but these seem like a trick to get our...