by Mathew Swora | Dec 8, 2017
Monday, Dec. 11: Isaiah 61: 1-4; 8-11: Jesus read from this passage for his hometown inaugural address, in the synagogue of Nazareth (Luke 4: 14-22). But these words applied first to a people who would be restored to Zion from exile and captivity. In what ways does...
by Mathew Swora | Dec 8, 2017
Some time around 1190 AD, a handful of barefoot Christian monks in plain, ragged robes had an audience with a powerful Muslim sultan in his grand and glorious palace in Egypt. The leader of these monks was Francis of Assisi; the sultan was the cousin of Saladin, the...
by Mathew Swora | Dec 5, 2017
Below are some suggested readings, reflections and prayers, offered for our devotional use and spiritual benefit this Advent season, and to prepare for the second Advent Sunday service, which will focus more on Peter’s words, “….As you hasten the...
by Mathew Swora | Nov 29, 2017
Here is a Christmas story, In A City Under Seige, inspired by our few years of living in the Detroit Metro area, and by some of the wonderful people we met, living well and doing well in a struggling city. The story is very plausible, but the names of the hospital,...
by Mathew Swora | Nov 29, 2017
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may...
