Tomorrow is Pentecost. Since the beginning of December Christians have reflected on the first and second comings of Jesus, of the humility of his life and the triumph of his death and death and resurrection. After Pentecost the remainder of the Church year is spent in what is termed Ordinary Time. It may seem that …
Yet another year of expressing our expectation and hope for Jesus’ return does not lead to some sort of disappointment when we consider all those years past when he has not returned. Rather as we are informed by life on earth as another year goes by we are further convicted about the need for his …
Fleming Rutledge on the value of considering the incarnation of Jesus after considering the second coming: Does Advent run backwards? The movement is from the second coming to the first coming; it doesn’t seem to make sense. The season begins with the last things and ends with the nativity in Bethlehem. Shouldn’t it be the …
“Remember, man, you are dust, and unto dust you shall return.” Many Christians around the world will be hearing those words as part of Ash Wednesday liturgies. Apart from making my annual declaration about giving up needless asceticism for Lent, what can be learnt from the season? Thoughts of 40 days of denial (or any …
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