Author Archives: Joey McCoy
What does the word ‘disciple’ mean? It means to be a learner or a follower. Sounds boring, right? That’s probably because we don’t quite grasp learning and following as the ancients did. Nowadays, any true notion of learning has been …
Continue readingAs a general rule, we like other people and we want to be liked by other people. There’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, it’s good. We are made for connection, belonging, unity and union. We’re soaked to the bone …
Continue readingLet’s pluck another melody on the theme of “Not Fitting In” and how the saint must necessarily contradict his or her own generation. This time, let’s wade into strange waters: the topic of silence. There are, no doubt, a few …
Continue readingDo we really know what we celebrate this Easter season? Not just intellectual knowledge, but really know it in such a way that its taken possession of our lives? Does the full force of what happened on Easter hold sway …
Continue readingDavid Crowder begins a recent worship song with these words: Here’s my heart, Lord… Here’s my heart, Lord… Here’s my heart, Lord… Speak what is true. We can often be tempted to think we have everything worked out. For Heaven’s sake, we …
Continue readingThe life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus happened something like 1,981 years ago. What difference does it make in our lives? At this past Easter Vigil, Pope Francis gave us two ways of responding. First, because Jesus died once …
Continue readingJesus. What name has power like His? Amidst all the information, data, flashing lights, noise and raging rapids of life, no other name sticks us in the heart, demands our surrender, pins us to a wall of peace and marks …
Continue readingHow are we supposed to see other people? Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus …
Continue readingDisclaimer: I acknowledge the silly irony of writing something like this on a blog. So be it. (Preface: This post is a continuation of the question, first introduced here, “If we are disciples of Jesus, witnesses to the love of …
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