Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! When we learn about Sabbath, most of us are taught that it is one day out of the week. We learn about the restrictions and the motivations; perhaps mostly that we keep it as one of the Ten Commandments. In the Hebrew Scriptures, Sabbath is offered as something …
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The Advocate
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! In John’s gospel, Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as “the Advocate;” a word with legal implications, just like the word witness. This isn’t an accident. But I don’t think we need to go so far as to see it in litigious terms, but in terms of social …
Parenting
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Scripture offers some pretty complicated views on parenthood and parenting. And tradition hasn’t always been the place to turn for the best advice. The truth is that being a parent is hard. And just as unique as every person is, that uniqueness compounds with …
