Tag: Faith
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Hell on Holy Week
The holiest week in the Church calendar evokes a complex blend of anticipation and grief. While moments of despair often overshadow the expected joy of resurrection, the text emphasizes the importance of authentic presence during sacred seasons. Even amidst confusion and unease, holding onto hope remains a profound testament of faith.
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At the Center: Christ, Agency, and the Work of Understanding
I asked God whether He was the author of order or chaos. The answer did not come clean. It came as a limp. This piece is the map of that wound and what it revealed about Christ, authority, and the terrifying privilege of human freedom.
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Jesus’ Ancient Claims: Explained
When Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life,” I hear it as a claim about reality itself. He is not presenting Himself as one path among many, but as the source toward which every sincere search has been aiming. If this is true, then existence is not held by default.…
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Nothing or No Thing: Ancient Memory, Metaphysics, and the Stories We Refuse to Take Seriously
Forget everything you think you know about ancient stories; they aren’t mere myths. They are lived memories of a world where humanity and the divine intertwined, bursting with mastery and peril. The ancients weren’t naive; they were brilliant, remembering truths that connect cultures across time. It’s time to listen to those echoes.
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‘Tis Season That Demands Something of You
Christmas was never about coziness. It began as a disruption. A sacred family in a damp, dark cave. The Bread of Life laid in a trough for wild animals. Light entering darkness. Order putting on the clothing of chaos. Restoration and renewal, bought at a cost older than the world. That is the ancient pattern.…
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The Consequences of Not Thinking
Are the lost wanderers truly wicked, or are they simply minds left unclaimed? It would explain why sacred texts cast vagrants and vagabonds as abhorrent. These shifty beings unworthy of civilization, not for what they do, but for what they lack. Direction. Roots. Purpose. A mind without claim becomes a territory open to occupation. Hill’s…
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To Bury or To Become: Reflecting on Matthew 25
The Matthew 25 Principle starkly reveals a divine truth: those who possess gifts must wield them for justice or risk losing them entirely. This isn’t mere charity; it’s a call to action. Genuine service arises not from coerced obligation but from deep, personal conviction, a higher individualism that empowers the marginalized while challenging us to…
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Made and Measured
In a world where our worth often feels elusive, we must remember that value is intrinsic and sacred. We start with immeasurable dignity, shaped in the image of God. Our choices reflect this worth, and while we can forget or conceal it, our lives can honor it. Ultimately, we are not merely measured by output,…
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Faith That Limps: A Letter in the Dark
From sorted candy to shattered certainty, I’ve gone from preaching answers to seeking raw truth. Now I limp through faith, not with fear, but with hope. I am teaching my kids to question, not conform. Because even in the dark, there is light. And love is worth stepping toward.
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The Cost of Creation: Paschal Sacrifice
Sacrifice is not just loss. It is the sacred cost of creation. In a world that often forgets the virtue of delayed gratification, this reflection explores the difference between waste and offering, between exhaustion and purpose. What we give matters. Even more important is why we give it, and to what end.
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