All Are Welcome

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle and enjoy their short, weekly homily on Page 7. The one for 7/23/25 was entitled United We Stand: “God’s grace offers to everyone a relationship with Him. No one person is better. We all can participate. We don’t have to qualify, but we do need to accept God’s offer. This week in church, reaffirm you relationship with God, and your fellow believers. He has made both groups into one. Ephesians 2:11-21.”

My response: There is something remarkably democratic about Christian doctrine that Christ’s grace is equally accessible to all.

Access For All

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle and I enjoy their weekly homily on Page 7. From 7/16/25 is a homily entitled Even-Steven, which suggests all people are born equal in God’s eyes, and all people have equal access to God, no favorites, no disfavorites. God loves all equally, and that is comforting, and seems individualistic for favoritism and disfavoritism are more likely group practices.

Here is the homily: “Scripture assures us that as God’s adopted children we have ‘family privileges’. We are joint heirs with Christ. We can approach the throne boldly and ask God with confidence. That’s powerful privilege! Hear the reading of the will this week in church. He destined us all for adoption as His children through Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:11-21.”

The Messiah

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle, and they carry a weekly homily on Page 7, and the one for 9/10/25 was entitled The ‘Aha’ Moment: “Jesus asked His disciple Peter: ‘who do you say I am?’ With the help of the Holy Spirit, Peter correctly identified Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. So who do YOU say Jesus is? Improve your answer this week in church. You are the Messiah. Mark 8:27-38.”

My Response: Amen.

The Infant

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle, and on Page 7 they carry a weekly homily and the one from 1/14/26 is entitled Recognition: “The Magi recognized baby Jesus as someone special. He was someone to honor and bow before. We need to come to the same realization. Pay homage to Jesus this week in church. They knelt down and paid Him homage. Matthew 2:1-12.”

My response: We need to so recognize Jesus too.

Steady

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle and on Page 7 every week they share a short homily. The one from 1/28/26 is Falling Out Of Love?. Here is is: “Our divorce rates demonstrate how easy it is to ‘fall out’ of love. Thankfully, God is not like us. God’s love is consistent, always for us and steadfast. Bathe in the love of God this week in church. How precious is you steadfast love, O God. Psalm 36:5-10.”

My response: You never really possess strong, healthy self-esteem unless you love God, and God loves you back, and you know it every day.

Head That Way

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle, and they publish on Page 7 a short, weekly homily which I enjoy writing out and analyzing. The one from 1/7/26 is entitled Gain Wisdom: “Wise teachers of old counseled the young to seek wisdom. Jesus, as a human being, received His wisdom from God.”

My response: It is easier and far more likely that the young will seek wisdom if their elders are wise, value wisdom, teach the young to seek it ever, and to be close to a benevolent deity who will convey his or her wisdom with his or her apt student, just like the Holy Spirit and God provide for young Jesus.

The young person should seek to read a lot, study and experiment a lot, come to know a lot, and grow in skill, expertise and competence, and maverize to become an original, deep thinker. It helps also if God is in the wisdom-seeker’s soul for the prudent, rational, sensible yet imaginative youngster with love in her heart is much more likely to receive and generate wise propositions and judgements.

Homily: “He listened and learned by drawing close to God. We would do well to do likewise. Gain more of God’s wisdom this week in church. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years. Luke 2:41-52.”

My response: In a modest fashion, may you like Jesus grow in wisdom with your growth in years lived.

Well-Situated

 

I subscribe to The Cavalier Chronicle and they publish a weekly homily on Page 7; the shared below is from 2/4/26 and is entitled Stand On Solid Ground: “The old hymn says that relying on anything but God is unreliable. It’s like building on loose sand. We want to build our life on solid ground of God’s love and instruction. Shore up your life’s foundation this week in church. O Lord, my rock and redeemer. Psalm 19.”

My response: Amen.