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Explorations in faith, technology & the mystery of being human. 

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Jesus' Words of Life

Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose. Proverbs 18:21 One of my favourite stories in the Gospel of John is the story of Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well. Jesus is left alone with this woman and the disciples…

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Ratzinger on Holiness and Interpreting the Bible

"The Saints are the true interpreters of Holy Scripture. The meaning of a given passage of the Bible becomes most indelible in those human beings who have been totally transfixed by it and have lived it out. Interpretation of Scripture can never be a purely…

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The church in a secular age

"Doubt is not the enemy but the companion of faith, we are all Thomas now, in a secular society. And If the church doesn’t have the courage to be honest about [the feeling that every belief is contested and contestable], the rising generation that feels…

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Dallas Willard on Grace

“Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.” Dallas Willard

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Thomas Merton Prays for God's Will

In honour of Merton on his 102nd birthday: “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the…

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