Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost: Romans 7:6 - But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. Grace people love legalists. People say they have no taste, but they love them gracefully! Think Legalism: Meditate is to think about meaning of the words. Feel Grace: Meditate is to feel the meaning of the words. Read more
Year C Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Aug 26, 2013
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Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Aug 22, 2013
“Be Humble,” is an interesting command. Did you ever try to do it? Jesus says, “All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” If you faked your humbleness by sitting at the end of the table, would you be exalted? Read more
Year C Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost Bottom Line Meditations
Posted by Paul Edwards (Fr. Paul) on Aug 19, 2013
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost: Romans 7:4 - You died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. Time spent in legalism is enough to make one believe in the grace of God! Think Legalism: To hear is rationally audible. Feel Grace: To hear is to feel consciously. Read more
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