Obedience is a word that really rubs us the wrong way. But perhaps we’ve had a poor experience with it. Perhaps we don’t realize what power it holds.
Author: Fr. Michael Brungardt
Fr. Michael Brungardt (S.T.B, M.Div.) is a priest of the Diocese of Wichita and the pastor at St. Paul, Lyons and Holy Name of Jesus, Bushton in Kansas.
Discipleship (1): The Hinge of It All
When we examine the evidence, we have to make a judgement about who Jesus is. And that opens up a new dynamic to the relationship.
Transformed Into Temples (2)
Why is Jesus always doing miracles? What’s with all the theatrics?
Transformed Into Temples (1)
More is offered by the Lord than cosmetic changes. There is a true transformation.
4) John 6: The Impossible Need & The Unforeseen Response
Once we recognize our need, once we admit to ourself that, yeah, it’s a real thing, yeah, it’s really there—once we stop saying, “But, well maybe, perhaps…”, once we admit the impossibility of the situation we’re in, then—then we are in the perfect position for the Lord to work.
You Know What They Say About Assuming…
And so Mary’s Assumption is a big deal for us because Mary’s Assumption is the sign for us of what is to come! We are destined to share in heavenly glory. And not just as some spirit sitting on a cloud, not just praying, playing a little harp, no! We are destined to share body and soul in heavenly glory. As the people who allow the Kingdom to break into this world through us, there is a great promise in store.
3) John 6: The Impossible Need & The Unforeseen Response
The only other time in scripture we are told about eating something and living forever, possessing eternal life? Only one other time: it’s when we are told about the fruit from the Tree of Life.
2) John 6: The Impossible Need & The Unforeseen Response
What Jesus is looking for is not an intellectual and cerebral assent to a doctrine of transubstantiation, as much as he is looking for us to believe in him, to trust that he will give to us precisely what we need to fill that need that exists within us.
1) John 6: The Impossible Need & The Unforeseen Response
As we begin our five week journey through the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel, it’s helpful to put ourselves in the right mindset to hear and understand his words.
What Can a Good Shepherd Do?
What does being a good shepherd look like? How can one shepherd their family? How can we experience what those early Christians experienced?
