Writings

Medieval meaning of “Effective” When he will speak about “effective charity”, he doesn’t mean “most effective”, he means it in the sense...

On affective and effective charity, and the order to be observed in both (Canticles,12th century) “He set charity in order in me.” You...

I want to support congregations to think deeply and prayerfully about charity, through exemplary classical literature. I aim to...

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And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why...

1872 “The love of money,” we know, “is the root of all evil;” but not the thing itself. The fault does not lie in the money, but in them...

Corinthians 8-9 Luke 3:10-14 Matthew 6:1-4  Luke 16:19-31 Encouragement to Give Generously ( Corinthians 8-9) 8 We want you to know,...

Luke 3:19-27 Luke 16:1-13 Matthew 25:14-30  1 Peter 4:1-11 Jesus and Zacchaeus and The Parable of the Ten Minas   (Luke 3:19-27) 11 As...

Mark 10:17-31 17 Matthew 19:16-30 Matthew 26:6-13 Luke 19: 1-10 The Rich Young Man ( Mark 10:17-31 17 ) And as he was setting out on his...

I encourage you to read over the short packet a handful of times, even if you are already well acquainted with the stories. The deeper we...

Claim: The salvation of a soul outweighs any effort to improve someone's living conditions. (James 2:15-17) "If a brother or sister is...

To whom it may concern, Throughout the ages, scripture has been constantly interpreted so as to address right conduct in modern...