Whether it's the consumerism bred into Americans like us today, or the hunger for power and status bred into the Greco-Roman culture of St. Paul's day, all people, no matter the era, seem to default to asking "what's in this for me?" rather than "what's in this for us?"
Read MoreLiving without fear doesn't really seem to be a legitimate possibility... But can God offer help in the midst of whatever fears we have, so that those fears don't drive us and our decision making?
Read MoreHow St. Paul's encouragement to be "justified by faith" rather than by works can help us when we feel pent up with an exhausting drive to prove ourselves.
Read MoreGiving ourselves permission to be uncertain, and inviting God into our pain and suffering.
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