Truth, Beauty, and Christian Life
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Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
Past, present, future. They’re all there – all true – all part of the Christian life....
Following Jesus is not a means to some other end: he is the end in and of himself....
Jesus’ Transfiguration reveals in all its fullness the mind-boggling nature of his voluntary act of self-sacrifice. This voluntary act of self-sacrifice has a name — and that name is Love....
Marriage plunges spouses right into the heart of the mystery of Christ....
The Apostles’ Creed begins: “I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord…”
The Christian faith does not simply honor Jesus as a teacher, or as an example of a life perfectly obedient to God the Father – although our Lord certainly is both those things. ...
The Christian Past and Future
What It Means to Follow Jesus: The Faithful Fishermen’s Perspective
Posted by Fr. Doran Stambaugh S.S.C. on Feb 14th, 2010 in Christian Life, Meditations, The Christian Year | 1 comment
Hope and Love on the Way of the Cross: The Transfiguration of Jesus
Posted by Fr. Doran Stambaugh S.S.C. on Feb 10th, 2010 in Christian Life, Culture, Meditations | 2 comments
Salvation and Marriage
Meditating on the Apostles’ Creed, Part 2
Dr Holly Ordway came to Christ through reason, in the pursuit of truth. "In your hearts honor Christ as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 15).
She writes about her journey from atheism to orthodox Christian faith in her book "Not God's Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith" (Moody Publishers).
