An acquaintance recently joked, “-slippery slope! The Eucharist started out as ‘snack time’ for the Catholics and look where that went!“ I’m not sure he knows how a slippery slope works. The Eucharist is a Christian teaching that has remained constant for 2000 years. That … Continue readingWas the Eucharist Ever a Little Snack?
One of the things I miss about Protestantism is my husband’s preaching. One of his favorite sermon topics was Old Testament types. A type is a person, event, or thing in the Old Testament that foreshadows something in the New Testament. That’s why learning that the … Continue readingHow Genesis 24 Foreshadows Christianity
“In the beginning…” Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 I’ve been attending Mass all my life, and thus whether or not I was listening, I have been exposed to the whole Bible, most all passages as least once, and many passages (especially those in the Gospels) … Continue readingBible 101: Beginning with a Beginner