This Sunday Gospel reading comes from John 15: 1-8. [Jesus said to his disciples,] "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. 2He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, ...

It’s the 5th Sunday of Easter and today’s gospel reading teaches us another attribute that our Lord Jesus Christ uses on himself. We’ve already talked about his being the Lamb of God who takes away ...

I was having a discussion with a friend the other day about how it seems that so many people are living in fear and discouragement when he mentioned something that really made me think. He said that ...

The grapevine is a single vine supporting numerous branches and bearing many grapes. In the Old Testament, grapes signified Israel’s fruitfulness in doing God’s work on the earth. In the Passover meal ...

It’s hard to believe that BranchCreek Community Church, which currently has more than 100,000 square feet under roof and 45 acres of land off Sumneytown Pike, in Harleysville near Mainland, did not ...

‘A sure way of remaining united to Christ, as branches to a vine,’ said Benedict XVI, ‘is to have recourse to the intercession of Mary.’ “Christ the True Vine,” Early 17th Century, Collegiate Church ...

“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” — John 3 If you have ever visited a vineyard, you may have seen ...

ONE shall praise the Lord in the assembly, just as all the earth shall bow before Him, because of the deliverance He has brought (Psalm 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32). Like branches on the vine that bear ...

Out of sheer excitement over the image of the Good Shepherd last Sunday, I forgot to give the mission perspective in our reflections. When we focus on the image of the Shepherd, particularly his care ...