This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: CHINESE LEADERS SHUT DOWN WEBSITES THAT REVEAL THEIR CORRUPT WEALTH GENESIS 11 1 At first, the people of the whole world had only one language and used the same words. 2 As they wandered about in the […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Bodies of thousands of Assad’s victims uncovered Genesis 9:18-29 Good News Translation (GNT) Noah and His Sons 18 The sons of Noah who went out of the boat were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline form world news: IRAN ANNOUNCES A STOP TO URANIUM ENRICHMENT AS AGREED Genesis 7 Good News Translation (GNT) The Flood 7 The Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with your whole family; I have found that you are the […]
This blog offers a meditation on the common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: OBAMA PLACES LIMITS ON SURVEILLANCE Genesis 6:1-8 Good News Translation (GNT) Human Wickedness 6 When people had spread all over the world, and daughters were being born, 2 some of the heavenly beings[a] saw that these young women […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: EUROPE UNBLOCKS RELATIONSHIP WITH CUBA Genesis 4:17-26 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) Beginnings of Civilization 17 Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and named it Enoch after his […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: EXILED TURKISH PREACHER OF PROGRESSIVE ISLAM IS THREAT TO ERDOGAN Genesis 4:1-16 New English Translation (NET) The Story of Cain and Abel 4 Now the man had marital relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary along with a headline from world news: HOLLANDE IN INFIDELITY SCANDAL Genesis 3:1-24 New English Translation (NET) 3 Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Is it really true that God […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news SURVIVOR OF THE SHATILA MASSACRE SAYS GOD WILL PUNISH SHARON John 1:1-18 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: 15 YEAR OLD MUSLIM BOY DIES TACKLING SUICIDE BOMBER TO PROTECT FRIENDS Colossians 2:8-23 Good News Translation (GNT) 8 See to it, then, that no one enslaves you by means of the worthless deceit of human wisdom, which […]
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