Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how.
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The Marriage of Esmeralda (Allegory)
For I know well the Spring that flows and runs,Although it is night. That eternal Spring is hidden, For I know well where it has its rise,Although it is night.I do not know its origin, nor has it one;But I know that every origin has come from it,Although it is
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Of Lampposts, Lions, Language, and Lewis: Far-Reaching and Unimagined Consequences
It was the autumn of 1980. My friend Ann and I were walking to the Harvard Divinity School Library. As we made our way along the little path that wound its way among fragrant pine trees, we paused before an old-fashioned looking lamppost, one of many on campus.
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The King Is Coming
And then they will see the Son of Man coming upon clouds with great power and majesty. –Mark 13:26– Behold, he is coming amid the clouds, and every eye will see him. –Revelation 5:7– Years ago my friend, Father Frans Berkhout, and I were on our way to
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Hell Is Self Chosen
But he [the elder son] was angered and would not go in. –Luke 15:28– There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.” All that are in
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God Is More Awesome than an Elephant OR How Many Saints Does It Take to Reveal Our God?
A Homily for All Saints Day When I was in fifth grade, I remember reading a parable from ancient India. It has stayed with me all these years. Six blind men try to describe an elephant. The first blind man grabs hold of the elephants moving trunk and says, “Unless
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