The Invincible Christ

A snail on a daffodil and a hyacinth speak John 14:30: "The ruler of this world has no power over me."
โ€œThe Invincible Christโ€
Abridged from John 14:30
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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Christ Binds the Strong Man

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the couplet, "Christ Binds the Strong Man."
โ€œChrist Binds the Strong Manโ€
A reflection on Mark 3:22-30
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Christ binds the strong man, breaking Satan’s hold to plunder his house and free God’s children.

The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, โ€œHe is possessed by Beelzebul,โ€ and โ€œBy the prince of demons he drives out demons.โ€

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Jesus and Beelzebul

Photo of a snail with crocosmia speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Jesus and Beelzebul."
โ€œJesus and Beelzebulโ€
A reflection on Luke 11:14-23
Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

In the clash of Jesus and Beelzebul, a miraculous healing sparks awe and accusations, revealing the battle between divine truth and envious lies.… Read the rest

Beelzebul: A Pejorative Pun?

โ€œBeelzebul: A Pejorative Pun?โ€
A reflection on Matthew 12:22-29, Mark 3:22-27, Luke 11:14-23
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang


And if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, will his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out?

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