Though the Letter to the Hebrews talks a lot about Jesus the High Priest, the perfect and holy one, it does not ignore his humanity.

As apostles go, Philip is not a front-runner among the original 12. Primacy goes to Peter, and lost causes to Jude.

I WAS SUPPOSED to attend the baby shower of a co-worker, when the phone rang in my office. It was my doctor calling with test results that confirmed that the baby I was carrying.

THE GOSPEL of John says that "some Greeks" wanted to see Jesus. These folks were "God-fearers": non-Jews who showed up at major Jewish festivals.

As our Lord Jesus Christ prayed to the Father, we pray for our salvation.

"The crowd there heard it and said it was thunder; but others said, 'An angel has spoken to him.' " The conflicting reaction to the voice from heaven shows the same response to Jesus: Some believe, some don't.

It just seems so unfair that we have to start giving up the things of this life to get the things of eternal life. But that's the deal.

I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. --Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)