This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary along with a headline from world news: COMMON RESPECT FOR DEMOCRACY MAY LEAD TO SCOTS INDEPENDENCE FROM UK Matthew 4:18-25 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) 18-19 While he was walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (Peter) and Andrew, casting their large […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Costa Concordia upright after unprecedented salvage operation Matthew 4:12-17 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Jesus begins his ministry, in Galilee, and calls his first disciples 12-16 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested he went back […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: ISRAEL (which has illegal nukes) CRITICISES IRAN (which has no nukes yet) Matthew 4:1-11 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Jesus faces temptation alone in the desert 4 1-2 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit up into the desert, […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: SHELL OFFERS “BUTTONS” TO OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS IN NIGER Matthew 3:13-17 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) John baptises Jesus 13-15 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John. But John tried to prevent […]
CHRISTIAN AID IS USING FUND RAISERS Today a fund-raiser employed by Christian Aid phoned me looking to get me make a direct debit commitment. Perhaps that will seem a routine matter to many people. My experience of Christian Aid over 40 years or so, is that it was the world justice arm of the […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: SPRINGSTEEN REMEMBERS THE VICTIMS OF PINOCHET AND THE CIA Matthew 3:1-12 J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) The prophesied “Elijah”: John the Baptist 3 1-2 In due course John the Baptist arrived, preaching in the Judean desert: […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news 40 YEARS ON,CHILE REMEMBERS THOSE KILLED BY PINOCHET Matthew 2:13-23 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) The Escape to Egypt 13 Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Obama moves towards diplomacy rather than war in Syria Matthew 2:1-12 New English Translation (NET) The Visit of the Wise Men 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline form world news: FOOD URGENTLY NEEDED FOR 1m PLUS SYRIAN REFUGEES Mark 16:1-8 New English Translation (NET) The Resurrection 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lecionary daily readngs along witb a headline from world news: Van Gogh Sunset painting resurrected and identified Mark 15:40-47 New English Translation (NET) 40 There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, […]
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