In this week’s Gospel reading, Luke struggles with a problem that vexed a number of New Testament authors: Why do only some people accept Jesus’ message, while others treat it with indifference or ...
Sunday, Sept. 4, is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33. In today’s Gospel, Jesus defines four ...
Today’s Gospel reading worries Christians seriously contemplating Jesus' rigorous discipleship teaching. Preachers do well to honor both the worry and the teaching. All three parts of the story—Jesus ...
The Rev. Dwight Knight, co-founder and executive director of Challenge Ministries International, will offer his message of hope at the Mayflower Congregational Church, 207 Main Street, at 7 p.m.
The African Strategic Discipleship Movement (ASDM), a continental Christian initiative dedicated to reviving the Great Commission mandate, has officially launched its activities in Liberia following a ...