As I type these words, I get a little superstitious. My wife says that when I preach this passage of Scripture, God puts our family to the test. While I don’t deny the truth that God occasionally ...

The first reading text from Acts says: ... As they were looking on, Jesus was lifted up and a cloud took him from their sight. ... They were looking intently in the sky as he was going. Consider the ...

Be careful of nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6) Paul has a legitimate concern in sending this letter to ...

“Rejoice in the Lord always,” says Paul in this Sunday’s second reading, “I shall say it again: rejoice!” (Phil 4:4). This exhortation runs throughout the letter to the Philippians. Rejoicing is also ...

Phrases like “rejoice in the Lord” and “to live is Christ” in Mandarin reveal the wisdom of Paul’s exhortations. As I was growing up in Malaysia, my parents would send me to Mandarin lessons after ...