Far from being a moment of loss, the Ascension opens up a joyful reality: Christ is closer than ever, not limited by space or time. Artus Wolffort (1581-1641), “The Ascension of Jesus Christ ...

In the economy of God’s grace, God can save the world by a prayer that goes unanswered. Then, during his Passion, Jesus cries out to the Father from the cross.

This does not mean that Jesus is 50% God and 50% man, but rather that Jesus is both fully God and fully man, he said. The Transfiguration was also a display of all three persons in the Trinity ...

Still later, when Jesus is talking to his disciples at his last meal with them, his follower Philip asks him to show them who God the Father is; Jesus replies, “The one who has seen me has seen ...

First, the ascension itself indicates that Jesus, not only in spirit but also in body, left finite time and space to enter into the presence of God. He returned to the Father to establish and ...

Theologian N.T. Wright recently emphasized that while God transcends gender, using traditional male pronouns like “Father” ...

God allows things to happen that go against His perfect will. The devil’s (and demons’) own fall from grace is an example. I imagine that Jesus, Who is eternal, prayed to the Father for ...

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you Exodus 20:12.. Today you shall honor your Father.It is incredible how, after they ...

Jesus did not die to appease an angry God, but I would still leave my words as they were. What God would not ultimately ask of us, God freely gives. The Father sacrifices his son Jesus, his only ...

Jesus goes back to creation to show that man and woman together reveal the image and likeness of God. True union makes them one flesh, a single being. Their mutual love is a symbol of the Covenant ...