Now, I understand that it is now considered problematic to use the Hebrew Scriptures as Phillip did in this passage, as proof-texts of the divinity of Jesus, but that is not the problem I’m interested in here.
The New Look of Christendom Read Post »
What is your favorite day in the Church Year? Christmas? Easter? Pentecost? All Saints?
Does anyone ever answer with Ascension Day?
Does God care about my skinned knee? Read Post »
I am absolutely fascinated when people in the Bible are picked up and moved by the Holy Spirit.
Embracing Evangelism on the Feast of Saint Philip Read Post »
Today we celebrate and commemorate the Apostle Philip who, like most followers of Jesus named in the Gospels, we know very little about.
Philip’s faithfulness in the face of challenge Read Post »
As a priest I probably shouldn’t admit to this, but I know next to nothing about James and Philip, the two saints whom we honor today. To be fair, none of us can claim to know much about them either.
Celebrating the Ordinary with Saints Philip and James Read Post »
While in college, one of the best parts about my summertime subway commute to work was the 50 minutes of uninterrupted reading it afforded me every day. To stave off any potential conversations, I always boarded the train with my book in hand, head down.
Philip: the Patron Saint of the Interrupted Read Post »
Philip and James aren’t the most well known of the Twelve Apostles, so what can we learn from them? For one thing, they left everything and followed Jesus. Could you do that?
Saints don’t need to be heroes Read Post »