Hate feeling lost Sundays at church? Searching for a better explanation of the bible than what you hear from your pastor's sermon? Check out the collection of audio, video, and text commentaries from various Christian experts for a better understanding of the Sunday's scripture readings.
God is about raising, lifting and restoring us from our fallen state. We have moved away from God, not cooperating or heeding God’s message. And despite our transgressions God still elevated us not only to our former selves but higher into the divine space. Jesus makes this return from exile possible only if we stay connected to Christ. We can be lifted up if we gaze and follow Jesus to Calvary and into heaven. More
Jesus identified the greatest commandments as love of God and love of neighbor. And that love is greatly expressed in Christ on the cross. This only happens when we clear out our sacred space (temple) that is in each of us to be exclusively for God, and in emptying ourselves...
God made the greatest sacrifice up in Mount Calvary. In going up the mountain with Jesus we are meant to let go of whatever we're holding on to that isn't God, things we value such things or people, because they may be holding us down. But when we do reach...
Jesus Christ is fully alive today in people. The 1 Christian 1 Topic podcast highlights the many Christian voices and their work in these one-on-one interviews. We cover one topic with one guest spanning various people and topics like music, art, writing and more. Subscribe at Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Faith is stronger than life's struggles if we attend to it. Liz shares how her faith in Jesus Christ has evolved and how that has helped her in her life's journey. Although there have been many challenges what has strengthened her is her growing relationship with Christ. Hear how a Christian can shine God's light in the darkness. More
What is prayer? How can we pray to God? Desiré Findlay shares her voice on what prayer looks like to her through writing, dance, Lectio Divina and more. Listen in...
Meet Erika Jacinto who works as the Director of Communications and Media Relations, as well as the press secretary for the Archbishop, of the Catholic Church of Montreal. Erika shares...
Maria E. Luevano‑Salazar shares her view on motherhood as a working professional. She draws inspiration from her childhood experience of seeing her own mother and other family members raising their...
Alex and Sr. Joanne have a Bible conversation on the meaning of the lectionary scripture readings. These two Christians rely on other's commentaries, their experiences and knowledge to find the common themes, ideas, and lessons for the first reading, Epistle, and the gospel reading. Subscribe to the YouTube Page to see all past reflections.
"The point of all the gospels is Jesus telling us something about God so rather than saying 'I get it, those guys that were hired at dawn,' instead I make myself say 'okay, but what is Jesus letting us know about God now in this?'"
"Whatever our great fear is, God is greater. Whatever we can imagine and try to limit God to be, God is greater. God exists beyond that and that can be terrifying to know how limited our minds and thoughts can be and how grand God is."
"To receive divine wisdom we have to acknowledge our limitations, suppress our ego and be open to receive God. No matter our knowledge or possessions we cannot compare to God."
"you never know where things are going to bear fruit and it's certainly not up to us to decide where it will and will not bear fruit. We're just called to keep doing it. That's the keep sowing part"
"It's about a realization that I'm part of an enormous communion that's held by the divine"
God's Word in the scripture verses is powerful. Every verse can hold significant truth if we allow ourselves to meditate on them. Sometimes all it takes is one scripture verse to impact us and feed our mind and soul. Meditate on any of the following posts and grow deeper in your faith and understanding.