This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: NEW LIST OF ANIMALS HUNTED TO EXTINCTION JOHN 6 After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee — otherwise called the Lake of Tiberias. 2 A great crowd of people, however, followed him, because they saw the […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Comon Lectionary daily reading along with a headline from world news: TIBETAN MONKS COME TO FERGUSON USA IN SUPPORT OF JUSTICE FOR MICHAEL BROWN JOHN 5 31 Jesus said (to the Pharisees and teachers f the Law), If I bear testimony to myself, my testimony is not trustworthy; […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: David Cameron peddling myth that foreign workers take most new UK jobs JUDGES 17 and 18 Micah and the Levite 17 There was a man in the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. 2 He […]
This blog offers a medtation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news SPANISH PRIEST WHO CAUGHT EBOLA IN LIBERIA, DIES JOHN 4 Now, when the Master heard that the Pharisees had been told that he was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (Though it was not Jesus […]
This blog ofers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: EBOLA A CURSE FROM GOD SOME AFRICA RELIGIOUS LEADERS CLAIM Judges 13:1-15New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) The Birth of Samson 13 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: PLANES IN THE AIR ABOVE; NOBODY ON THE GROUND TO HELP YAZIDIS JUDGES 12 12 The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, ‘Why did you cross over […]
JUDGES 9 YAZIDI AND CHRISTIANS EXPELLED FROM HOMES IN IRAQ 9 Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family, 2 “Tell all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: KHMER ROUGE LEADERS SENTENCED FOR CRIMES AFAINST HUMANITY JUDGES 8 2 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, ‘Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: ISRAELI ARMY CELEBRATES GAZA MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Judges 8 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) Gideon’s Triumph and Vengeance 8 Then the Ephraimites said to him, ‘What have you done to us, not to call us when you […]
JUDGES 7 MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR 1914-1918 WAR 7 Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the troops that were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Midian was north of them, below[a] the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, ‘The troops […]
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