On Wealth and Poverty

Cover of On Wealth and Poverty, Popular Patristics Series Seven sermons on the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, preached at Antioch around 388, together with Catharine Roth's introduction to the volume. The first was delivered on 2…

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Who is my neighbour?

The Bible talks a lot about neighbours. For example, when Jesus speaks of the two great commandments, he says the following: So, loving the neighbour is the duty of every Christian. Who is this neighbour? And how are we to love them? For…

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Light of the World

In John 8:12, Jesus says, So, following Jesus would mean following the light of the world and also to have the light of life. What about someone who does not follow Jesus? In this case, they would not have the light of life, but be full of…

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Who is blessed?

I will be looking at the first verse in the book of Psalms today, which gives an answer to the question I pose in the title: "Who is blessed?" The verse goes as follows: The first thing upon hearing the term "blessed is" would probably not…

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Casting anxieties on Jesus

I want to shortly look at a specific verse from the bible, which, if we have it memorised and keep in our hearts, can prove to be a great comfort to us in times of distress and help us focus more on Jesus by giving them up to him. I am…

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