Matthew 16:13-20 I stood at the bedside a few days ago as one of our beloved was lowered into a body bag. He had died an hour or more before and so quickly his face, his limbs, showed the obvious signs that whatever had held ‘life’ even moments before, even with staggered breathing, was no …
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“On This Rock…”
Matthew 16:13-20 “You are Peter. And on this rock I will build my church.” And the debate goes on, doesn’t it. What or who was Jesus pointing to when he uttered these words? Was it, in fact, Peter himself as some of our friends from different traditions have long understood or was it the the …
The Keys of the Kingdom: Opening Doors and the Gift of God that Heals
Matthew 16:13-20 It was more than a decade ago now — the day the moving truck came and unloaded almost everything I owned at the home that is still mine. My mother had driven over to help direct the movers, ensuring, at least, that boxes and furniture got deposited in the right rooms. It had …
The Rock of Forgiveness: Binding and Loosing
Matthew 16:13-20 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, will be loosed in heaven.” I have always heard this piece of Matthew as being about forgiveness. Indeed, while a vast majority of those who follow …