Here Jesus doesn't look too good. Even so, this is a pivotal point where Jesus' ministry extends beyond insiders and the so-called "unclean."

Here Jesus doesn't look too good. Even so, this is a pivotal point where Jesus' ministry extends beyond insiders and the so-called "unclean."

“It doesn’t matter what I think about Assisted Death.  And frankly, it

doesn’t matter what you think about it either. What matters is that we are

called by God to confront the reality of our own mortality in the context

of the cross which tells us that death is not something to be feared.”

Suffering itself is ultimately a mystery. Even so, the core conviction of the Christian tradition is that we have a God who doesn't cause our suffering, but helps us bear and transform it for good.

Generally, we see free will as our ability to make unhindered choices. However, in our passage the Apostle Paul shows us that it’s more like a tug of war going on inside us.

Read together, evolution and faith are far from incompatible. They are both enriched by each other.

Sometimes we mess up. But sometimes we do worse things to avoid getting found out.

We tend to assume that the universe uses and rewards strength and success with more strength and success. According to Paul, God's power, however, is "made perfect in weakness."

Pi...it's not just a summer dessert or 8th grade math...

Christianity is less about morals, justice, belief or afterlife than it is about a whole New Creation.