by john favalessa | Apr 26, 2021 | Theology blog
by Roland Wrinkle It’s been well over a year since every human being on earth joined hands, braced themselves and girded all the earth to endure the worst pandemic in 100 years. 7.8 billion of God’s children, together with all of His Creation, shared a nightmare. Now,...
by john favalessa | Apr 22, 2021 | Theology blog
by Roland Wrinkle [Preface: I realize that this can be confusing stuff. I have done my best to set it all out in a way that can be understood (This is really important stuff!). I have tried to reduce the esoterics and academics to the least...
by john favalessa | May 5, 2020 | Theology blog
by Roland The answer is not: Two male cattle. We are starting to get into the parables of Jesus. To get the discussion started, here’s my take. Jesus saw his mission/vocation as announcing the long-awaited Kingdom of God, as envisioned in the Hebrew...
by john favalessa | May 3, 2020 | Theology blog
by Roland Wrinkle 1. Where Are We In History? Where do we stand as people of God? Let me start with a simple historical observation. This little church on Newhall Ave. (and many of its members), have weathered and persevered through World War I, the 1918 influenza...
by john favalessa | Dec 31, 2019 | Theology blog
By Roland Wrinkle, In order to get an undergraduate degree in political science, I had to learn the four rules of physics. (Presumably, in the event I failed to become a city councilman, I could always be a rocket scientist.) In order to continue enjoying the...