Category Archives: Holy Spirit

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make him twice the son of hell as you are.” (Matthew 23:15) Jesus … Continue reading →

Jesus’ encounter with a thirsty woman illustrates human tendency. This story also shows how Jesus has the ability to cut through our shallow comments and thinking to focus on what really matters. (see John 4) When we want to make … Continue reading →

Emma sent me this picture with the caption: ‘Anxiously awaiting a fish.’ I replied: ‘Like father, like son.’ As sons and daughters of God, we are invited to participate in the Father’s great purposes. As friends of Jesus, we have … Continue reading →

When we first become Christians we feel that we have finally come to ‘know’ God, and so we have. But as we progress in faith we go through times when we are less and less certain that we really know … Continue reading →

I imagine we would have asked the same questions and made the same errors the disciples did in their pursuit of knowing God. “’Show us the Father and that will be enough for us,’ Philip said. ‘Don’t you know Me, … Continue reading →