God asks Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” Not only does he not confess ... There must be a confession of sin, penance of sacrifice, and the involvement of a priest. It is the priest who ...

Instead of imaging God through a loving self-sacrifice on the holy and ... him the opportunity to repent. Instead, Cain murders his brother, Abel. Thus we have the failure of a first-born son ...

Soon after, Abel chose to follow God’s command about how to sacrifice to God, but Cain chose to sin and not listen to God. God’s chosen people would continue to sin against Him over the generations, ...

People believed God was satisfied and found relief and comfort in these sacrifices. But God was not satisfied. God, as was revealed to us in Jesus Christ, desired to love and be loved by those God ...

Paula White-Cain said men are becoming "the bedrock" of the church, "which is how God designed it.” View Entire Post › ...

Mother Teresa once said, “A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves.” These words challenge us to ...

As Lent comes to an end with the celebration of Easter, we have the perfect opportunity to discuss the merits of the ...

A Haggadah, meaning “telling,” is a fundamental Jewish text used to follow the order of the ritual Passover Seder meal, where ...

Easter is a reminder of the love Jesus taught, how to help a neighbor, and the need to be the hands, feet, and heart of Jesus at all times. Pastor Shana Dry, First United Methodist Church, said living ...

It is finished’ — do not signal an end, but a consummation. Through the Creed and the Cross, we are invited into the mystery ...