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bible blog 1219

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN POWER IS POLITICAL-AND MORAL!  Haggai 2:1-9 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) The Future Glory of the Temple 2 In the second year of King Darius, 1 in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of […]

bible blog 1218

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: SCOTTISH FAMILIES HOMELESS THIS CHRISTMAS Haggai 1:1-15 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) The Command to Rebuild the Temple 1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, […]

bible blog 1217

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: SUPER-ROACH IN NEW YORK CAN SURVIVE INTENSE COLD   Revelation 1:17-2:7 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, […]

bible blog 1216

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CRITICISES UK/USA SPYING AMOS 7: 10-19 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jero- boam, king of Israel, saying, Amos is conspiring against you, in the very heart of Israel. The […]

bible blog 1215

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: BEDOUIN OF ISRAEL FIGHT FOR THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS Amos 7:1-9 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) Locusts, Fire, and a Plumb-Line 7 This is what the Lord God showed me: he was forming locusts at the time the […]

bible blog 1214

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news Cameron mocked in China as friend of Dalai Lama Matthew 22:15-22 New English Translation (NET) Paying Taxes to Caesar 15 Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words. 16 They sent to […]

bible blog 1213

Honour to Mandela Matthew 22:1-14 New English Translation (NET) The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, […]

bible blog 1212

(You may be interested in my other blog: <I might be wrong emmock2.com>) This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: POPE NEEDS TO WRAP UP WELL  Matthew 21:33-46 New English Translation (NET) The Parable of the Tenants 33 “Listen to another parable: There was a […]

bible blog 1211

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: North Korean Leader gets uncle out of his road Matthew 21:23-32 New English Translation (NET) The Authority of Jesus 23 Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to […]

bible blog 1210

This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: LIGHTS GOING OUT ON VENEZUELAN LEADER?  Matthew 21:12-22 New English Translation (NET) Cleansing the Temple 12 Then Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, and turned […]