This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: ASYLUM SEEKERS TO EUROPE INCREASE 30% THIS YEAR ROMANS 8 31 What are we to say, then, in the light of all this? If God is on our side, who can be against us? 32 God did not […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: THE DALAI LAMA IS 79 -A MAN WHO REMAINED HUMBLE Matthew 23 Then Jesus speaking to the crowds and to his disciples, said: 2 “The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses. […]
THE BLACK FLAG FLIES OVER THE ISIS CALIPHATE ROMANS 8 12 So then, friends, we owe nothing to our earthly nature, that we should live in obedience to it. 13 If you live in obedience to your earthly nature, you will inevitably die; but if, by the power of the Spirit, you put an end to […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: TIM HOWARD SAVES AND IS SAVED BY GOD’S LOVE MATTHEW 22 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables. 2 “The kingdom of heaven,” he said, “may be compared to a king who gave a banquet in honor […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: JAPAN “RE-INTERPRETS” ITS PACIFIST COINSTITUTION TO PERMIT MILITARY ACTION MATTHEW 21 33 (Jesus said,)Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in […]
This blog offers a meditation on one ofthe Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: ISIS CRUCIFIES ITS OWN SOLDIERS FOR “EXCESS MODERATION” MATTHEW 21 Jesus went into the Temple Courts, and drove out all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers, and […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a healine from world news: STEM-CELL TREATMENT FOR BLINDNESS MAKING PROGRESS MATTHEW 20 29 As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30 Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: SISI MOVES TO CRUSH MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MATTHEW 20 17 When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples around him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readngs along with a headline from world news: PROTESTS AGAINST AUSTERITY IN SPAIN MATTHEW 20 Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like an employer who went out in the early morning to hire laborers for his vineyards. 2 He agreed with the laborers to […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news ONE ISIS RECRUIT IS FROM SCOTLAND MATTHEW 18 21 “If you wish to be perfect,” answered Jesus, “go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and […]
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