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  • Ponder this from John 12 v.24) I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

    1. Can someone explain the word until to me?
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      Matthew 1:25New American Bible: Revised Edition
      He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.
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      2. That first reply makes sense. I think this software is going to work great for study interactions

      3. I really like the thought about there being no convent or anything for a woman to join. So anybody who wanted to live a life dedicated to God would find a man to "marry" as a protector.

      4. And also, there was something else I came across that claimed that nobody ever prophesied that the Messiah would also be the son of God. Is this true?

    2. Since taking office in March, Pope Francis has said he wants the 1.2-billion-strong Roman Catholic Church to defend the poor and to practice greater austerity itself. He has also made several calls for global financial reform. "Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry. ...too much focus on money and materialism meant financial market dips were viewed as tragedies while human suffering had become normal and ignored." - Pope Francis Today 6/5/13

      1. What does that last sentence men?
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        Matthew 6:34New American Bible: Revised Edition
        Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.
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        1. Anxiety perhaps? Is it saying that the anxiety we experience within one day is enough? and is its own evil?
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