Jesus told his disciples that he is like a man who leaves his house to go away, and he put a servant at the door to keep watch.
Our Deepest Regrets: To Our Inner Judas
Do we all have a Judas within who sometimes confuses light and darkness – and then stubbornly digs in and won’t budge?
On Turning 67: Numbering Our Days
“I will continue to say ‘yes’ to life, and all that it brings, because the moment you start saying “no”, you start to die.”
A Woman’s Sacrifice
The value of the perfume and the jar was more than a year’s wages. But she didn’t care. She broke it to pour the perfume on Christ’s head.
Appreciating the Quiet Life
In our modern, fast-paced world, it can be hard to stop and see the joys of this world. Maybe this passage can challenge us to slow down…
The Authority of Jesus – Devotion
In not answering the leaders of the Sanhedrin directly, Jesus was showing them how little authority they had compared to his.
Not Such a Silent Night
It is because we are never ready for Christmas that Christ comes to us. When we are at our most inhospitable, the heart of God opens to us.