ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Neighbors in a normally quiet suburb of New Jersey were shocked and shaken Tuesday after an incident involving a person barricaded inside a house. Police swarmed around Beechwood Avenue in Elmwood Park around 9:30 a.m. after someone called 911, according to Bergen County Prosecutors. Investigators said they will be at a … Read more
Do you have a mind of desperation? Well, Isaiah 61: 3 prescribes a “robe of praise” for your condition. If you are struggling to put on this garment today, these words will keep you focused on the names and attributes of your Creator. Our God is holy, loving, eternal and amazing, beyond our understanding. Let’s … Read more
We need forgiveness to bridge the gap between God and humans, just as we need forgiveness to get out of ourselves when trying to be in relationship with others. For this reason, Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6:12: “Forgive us for our transgressions as we forgive those who transgress against us.
God, who is love itself, creates a universe that is good from the start (because God is good). Over time, people develop in the image and likeness of God and take their place in this ongoing project of God. Equipped with intelligence and free will, we humans are invited to be friends of God and … Read more
In this fallen, broken world, we often encounter the temptation to sin. But whenever we are tempted to do something that we know is wrong, we can always count on God’s help to overcome temptation. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus assured us that we can ask God: “Do not lead us into temptation”. These words … Read more
I had never prayed before when I was praying for salvation. When I was sixteen and hearing the gospel for the first time, I knew immediately that I wanted Jesus. And so I prayed and offered a Savior words that I hardly knew but that I was dying to follow. Quickly realizing that prayer was … Read more
There is no need to strive to be with God as God is always with us – in our world and in creation. Growing up in a Middle Eastern / Italian family in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, my favorite book at school was the religion textbook My Way To God. English wasn’t my first … Read more
Throughout the scriptures we are reminded of God’s guidance over our lives. He is our good Shepherd who guides us when we ask for guidance. The Bible teaches that God’s plan is joy and contentment. When we pray for God’s guidance and discernment through the Holy Spirit, we can be sure that God will give … Read more
The playfully provocative title of Teona Strugar Mitevska’s God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, isn’t the only patriarchal ploy this surprising satire has up its sleeve, and the violence of patriarchy is nowhere near the only sacred status quo on its mind. Idols of all kinds are interviewed over the course of 100 breezy minutes, … Read more
Ethics, or moral philosophy, deals with what is right and wrong. It influences individual decisions which then usually affect the larger community. It is not easy to legislate, even though governments have tried. It is not something that the religions have exclusive, although some have claimed it is. All professions have their own ethical statements, … Read more