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Devin Humphreys | Thursday, April 13, 2023
To steal a chorus from Bob Hurd, “ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est” — where charity is true, God is there. More succinctly from the late Pope Benedict XVI, “Deus caritas est” — God is charity. But those twin aims of action, truth and charity, at times can seem at odds with each other.
Andrew Sveda | Tuesday, March 7, 2023
“Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation” (2 Peter 3:4 ESV). The hope and anticipation of Jesus’ Second Coming, the judgment, and the resurrection are central to the Christian faith and life. Indeed, this eager expectation
Andrew Sveda | Monday, October 31, 2022
Paul’s most scathing words are found in Galatians, where he vigorously defends the doctrine of justification by faith. Why was this teaching so important to him? Let us look at a passage in Galatians 3: “For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone