shoffbeck

When you read the newspapers, sometimes you feel ashamed to be a human because of war, atrocity, dead, killing, tears and fears. The prophet Isaiah had a vision of how things could be. The vision is for peace and harmony among all people where the wolf and the lamb living together. Leopard lying down with kids, calf and lion browsing [...]

The Third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete, which means “rejoice,” because the Lord is coming. Joy is something everyone can experience—a feeling of great happiness, a positive emotion, and satisfaction. Biblical joy, however, is deeper: it is a profound sense of happiness and contentment that comes from a relationship with God. It is rooted in confidence and trust [...]