Forgetting what lies behind . . . With the familiar words above, Paul reminds the Philippians—and the rest of us—to continue to gaze forward in order that we keep in view the things of the present and of the future. The apostle understands as well as we do that there is nothing that can be…

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. I imagine—hope?—that my family and I are not alone in the fact that we were more than filled by a sumptuous meal a few Thursdays ago. The spread that we…