Monthly Archives: May 2013
bible blog 1044
Thi blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: 60th anniversary of Hillary and Tenzing’s Everest Climb Luke 13:1-9 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Jesus is asked about the supposed significance of disasters 13 1-5 It was just at this moment that some people came up to tell […]
bible blog 1043
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Vermont USA approves Right to Dignified Dying Hebrews 8:1-13 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Christ our High Priest in Heaven is High Priest of a new agreement 8 1-3 Now to sum up—we have an ideal High Priest such […]
bible blog 1042
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Venezuela will wipe out toilet paper shortage by emergency imports Luke 10:25-37 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Jesus shows the relevance of the Law to actual living 25 Then one of the experts in the Law stood […]
bible blog 1041
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Palestinians remember the naqba (conquest by Israel) by renovating a destroyed township at Iqrit, North Israel. I’ve placed this excerpt from Hebrews 5 here because today’s reading is incomprehensible without it. (A High Priest must be duly […]
bible blog 1039
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily reading along with a headline from world news: Pope canonises 800 15th cent. Otranto martyrs who refused to convert to Islam Hebrews 6:1-12 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Can we not leave spiritual babyhood behind—and go on to maturity? 6 1-3 Let us leave behind […]
bible blog 1038
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary reading for the day, along with a headline from world news: NEW WORLD TRADE CENTER THE GREATEST? Luke 9:37-50 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Jesus heals an epileptic boy 37-40 Then on the following day, as they came down the hill-side, a great crowd met him. […]
Bible blog 1036
This blog gives a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily bible readings along with a headline from world news: Alex Ferguson retires Hebrews 2:5-18 Good News Translation (GNT) The One Who Leads Us to Salvation 5 God has not placed the angels as rulers over the new world to come—the world of which we speak. […]
bible blog 1035
THIS BLOG TRIES TO PRESENT A GENUINE CHRISTIANITY BASED ON THE COMMON LECTIONARY DAILY BIBLE READING ALONG WITH A HEADLINE FROM WORLD NEWS: US ARMED FORCES COMMIT 70 SEX CRIMES A DAY Luke 12:22-31 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) 22-31 And then he added to the disciples, “That is why I tell you, don’t worry […]
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