By Reverend Joseph San Jose – Pastor of Open Table Metropolitan Community Church Understanding Pope Francis and some of his controversial pronouncements require contextual knowledge and understanding of the history and doctrinal positions of the Roman Catholic Church. For something as old, complex, and wide-reaching as the Roman Catholic Church, there are a lot of […]
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Embracing A God Of Light And Dark
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting for forty days and forty nights, Jesus was famished. Then tempter approached and said, “If you are the Chosen One of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘One does […]
Napakasahol! – Pastor’s Statement On Baby River’s Funeral
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well. Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors […]
The Story Of Joseph
Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an immigrant, in the land of Canaan. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. […]
Building With Rough Hands
Resurrection is not a do-over. We don’t move on as though nothing ever happened. No, redeemed life is a new kind of life. Jesus was resurrected with scars. The scars weren’t simply a reminder of the past; they were the pathway to the future. They were there to show that the cause of death had […]