Shannon Costello

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only begotten son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. On the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended [...]

I noticed something sort of scary today while reading Matthew. The response of the leaders of Israel to Judas is exactly characteristic of them.
Jesus tells them that they pay close attention to little things like tithing, but that they ignore very important things such as justice, mercy, and righteousness. They should pay close [...]

There’s a shaft in the bottom of the sea, leading to the abyss from which will issue forth the abomination that causes desolation. It is really not fair of me to begin this post in such a fashion, but I simply could not resist. I view this statement as ridiculous. I heard [...]

I could only assume that the message on the plate protector reflected the owner’s attitude. In unsympathetic terms— and less than polite language—I was informed that I was a loser and that that was “sad.” What a downer! My eyes traveled over the rest of the gray SUV. To my chagrin, [...]