	Matthew 24:29	1 Thessalonians 4:13	1 Cor 15:50	Revelation 20:4
Time period:	Immediately after..[tribulation]	Not stated	After last trumpet after the dead are raised	7th Trumpet [last one]
Where is Christ?	in the clouds	in the clouds	Not stated	Seen descending to earth in the clouds
Who is raised first?	Not stated	the dead	the dead	not stated
Who is gathered?	the Elect	the Elect	The Dead then the Saints.	Dead judged/ Saints rewarded.
What will be heard?	a trumpet	The voice of an archangel and a trumpet.	Last trumpet	The voice of an archangel and a trumpet.

January 11, 2015January 11, 2015 by James Ross Kelly

Attracted To Men, Pastor Feels Called To Marriage With A Woman : NPR

Attracted To Men, Pastor Feels Called To Marriage With A Woman : NPR.

January 10, 2015 by James Ross Kelly

Sunday Reflection, Feast of Baptism of the Lord (January 11, 2015): God’s Bridging the Gap

Teilhard de Chardin

This weekend is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The readings can be found here. This Feast is both the last day of the Christmas season and the First Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The Baptism of Jesus is an interesting conundrum for Biblical scholars and theologians. This event is contained in all four Gospels and even the most skeptical Biblical scholars believe that it is a historical event. This leads to a more perplexing question: Why would the Son of God be baptized by a human, not to mention a strange societal outcast such as John the Baptist? I believe the answer to this question speaks to the kenotic outpouring of God’s love. God, who is love, wanted to bridge the gap between God and humanity.

Today’s reflection comes from Fr. Andy Alexander, S.J. of Creighton University Online Ministries. You can read the entire reflection

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January 9, 2015January 27, 2015 by James Ross Kelly

The Rise and Fall of Baylor University’s Michael Polanyi Center–William Dembski

http://www.designinference.com/documents/2007.12.MPC_Rise_and_Fall.htm

January 9, 2015 by James Ross Kelly

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St. John One: One

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January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 by James Ross Kelly

Loving Your Enemies in an Age of Terrorism | RELEVANT Magazine

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/current/loving-your-enemies-age-terrorism

When we Americans focus on radical Islamist terror, all too frequently our Muslim neighbors become part of the hated enemy by association. When the focus shifts to government-hating American militiamen, our hatred spills over onto isolationist conservatives. All too easily, fear of the few metastasizes into fear and even hatred of the many. At its extreme, our fear walls us off from anyone we perceive as not like us.

The call of Jesus is to smash those walls we’ve built, to reach through the breach, to touch and meet and serve those we thought were enemies. Not just the ones halfway around the world, but the ones in our neighborhoods and towns who may be hiding in fear themselves.