Inglorious Nobodies and Notorious Sinners

In Jesus’ day, meals were public proclamations of kinship and association. Those interested in climbing certain social ladders and maintaining a proper public imaged were most careful with whom they ate and drank. However, throughout the Gospels, Jesus was quite pleased to spend time with inglorious nobodies and notorious sinners. Hear the testimony of Mark: And as he reclined at table in … More Inglorious Nobodies and Notorious Sinners

The Bigger the God, the Smaller the Difficulty

Quite often, when encountering serious trials in this life, our minds begin to whirl, our problems appear to be gargantuan, and our God appears to be so small. Well, while it is true that we often think such thoughts, these thoughts which we think are not true. In the words of one theologian, “Such conclusions come from the pit of hell and they … More The Bigger the God, the Smaller the Difficulty