The Steps Toward Healing – Apr. 7, 2023
(Judas speaking)“The inner healing began in my soul when he touched my anguish with his own godly sorrow. My first step was being able to share my pain with someone I trusted. And that is strange as well! The very one I had betrayed and with whom I had broken trust, was now the one […]
Can Judas Be Saved? – Apr. 6, 2023
“Is Judas the betrayer of Jesus also the unbeliever who sells his soul for thirty pieces of silver? Is the sudden and tragic death of Judas by his own hand a just punishment for his sin of unbelief? Does Judas forget all that belonged to him as a follower and disciple of Jesus through that single act? […]
Not Even Judas – Apr. 5, 2023
“The gospel story is not merely one of God’s love for humankind demonstrated through the death of Jesus on the cross as atonement for sin. The gospel story is God’s story of our lives as seen through his love and grace. None of us can write ourselves out of God’s story—not even Judas.” –Ray Anderson, […]
Smashing Convention
Of course, I had to read the recent NYT article “Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal Smash Convention.” It described how a group of Buddhist nuns are challenging longstanding traditional concepts about what women can and can’t do by practicing Kung Fu, which gives them “inner confidence” and readies them to “take care of others during crises.” And they […]
