The old spiritual “Wade in the Water” is a song that that gives covert direction as well as spiritual consolation.  As many of the spiritual songs sung by slaves, the words of the songs contained hidden meanings or codes that instructed escaping slaves attempting to escape on the Underground Railroad, as well as edifying them in their Christian faith.  …

Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum.
When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea,
he went to him and asked him to come down
and heal his son, who was near death.…

Have you ever thought about how light is not something you can so much see as it is something that allows you to see.  If you look at the sun (but please don’t) you are looking at the source of light. …

The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself,
‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity —
greedy, dishonest, adulterous — or even like this tax collector. (Lk 18:9-14)

It sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?…

How do you understand something?  Is it simply a matter of processing information/data through your mental faculties in such a way that your cognitive framework can make sense and assign some type of meaning to the information, much like the cataloging process of a library? …