In many traditions, Psalm 51 is included in worship services that begin the season of Lent. Its author acknowledges messy buildup: “I recognize my faults” (v. 3, GNT). The psalmist situates our ...

The tone of Ash Wednesday is penitential and somber. The prayers, the homily, the ashes serve to remind us of our mortality and our need of God’s grace. But with ashes on my forehead, I departed with ...

Way back in 1991, my brother Manong Oscar was the secretary of transportation and telecommunication. In a jest, I was often introduced then as Father Jerry, secretary of transfiguration and ...

King David refers to it in Psalm 51:5 (see top). Job declares in poetic fashion: Man that is born of woman is of few days, and full of trouble...Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?

Some people think that you have to choose between science and religion, but that is not the case. This is the story ...

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10). The challenge in the church today is that many judge others not by how God sees them but by their own perspective ...

humbled heart” (Psalm 51:3-6, 12, 16, 19). Printed with permission from the Northern Cross, Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota. Brian holds an M.A. in Theology and Christian Ministry with a ...

Despite modest privatization earnings in January, the government remains confident that revenues from asset sales will exceed ...

On my list of retirement adventures is travelling to Florida to watch the Atlanta Braves in Spring training action. I got to ...

Lent service will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, on Wednesday, March 26, ...

We've got messages to congratulate them on a new baby boy, girl, twins, or a little surprise that's on the way. We even have ...

Why? Because they have a wrong heart. We must be very careful that our heart is clean and pure (see Psalm 51:10). We are told in Matthew 12:34 why our heart is so important: For out of the overflow of ...