Living Bulwark Magazine • December 2023 / January 2024 • Vol. 133
Our Blessed Hope in Jesus Christ
For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all,training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world,awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Titus 2:11–13
Table of Contents
- In This Issue: Life Together in Light of Christ’s Return
FEATURES
- “Spreading the Tent Pegs” of Our Ecumenical Call and Collaboration with Other Christians, by Jean Barbara
- May We Never Turn Away from Those in Need, and The Necessity of Ecumenical Intercession
- Cementing Friendship with Brotherly Love and Mutual Care, by John Chrysostom
- Shut No One Out from Your Love, by Maximus the Confessor
- Unselfish Love by Mike Shaughnessy
- Day of Wrath or Blessed Hope? by Carlos Alonso Vargas
- Faith, Hope, and Love in the Path of Discipleship, by Dan Keating
- God’s Design: Part 4 – A People, by Bob Tedesco
- Eternity Bound: Reflections on the Grace of Ageing, A New Book Interview with Mike Shaughnessy
- The Hope We Have in Jesus Christ, by Brian Laba
- “The Day Draws Near” – Reflections on Life Together in Light of Christ’s Return
- Homeward Bound: But Where Are We Headed? by James Munk
- Bearing Fruit that Counts, by Tom Caballes
COLUMNS, UPDATES and REFLECTIONS
- Hope Does Not Disappoint Us, A reflection by Karen Geelen
- The Healing Versus the Healer, by Tom Caballes
- A Lifelong Vision for Adventurous Discipleship, and Discipleship Crossroads, by Dan Keating
- Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind, by Alister McGrath
- Aristotelian Grand-parenting, by Michael Giles
- God Became Like Us to Save Us, A Reflection by Bruce Yocum
- Advent Overture (Based on Luke 1:26-38), and Visitation Day, Poems by Jeanne Kun
- The Incarnation – A Christian Hymn, and A Star, Poems by Sean O’Neill
- Our Desires Will Be Completely Fulfilled in the Vision of the Word, by Augustine of Hippo
- Poems on the Nativity of Christ, by Romanos the Melodist, Robert Southwell, and Lynne May
- A feast of Spiritual Readings for Advent and Christmas Season