This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline form world news: “Black Christ killed by police” causes offense in Brazil Mark 15:33-39 New English Translation (NET) Jesus’ Death 33 Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 Around three o’clock Jesus […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: HAGUE JUDGES DUTCH GUILTY OF HANDING OVER 3 MOSLEMS TO MLADIC AT SREBENICA Mark 15:22-32 New English Translation (NET) 22 They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which is translated, “Place of the Skull”). 23 They offered him […]
50 aged Auschwitz guards under investigation in Germany Mark 15:1-11 New English Translation (NET) Jesus Brought Before Pilate 15 Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. 2 So […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Vargas Llosa, Coetzee, Muller, Pamuk and (the late) Heaney, Nobel winners, protest Israeli teatment of Palestinians Mark 14:66-72 New English Translation (NET) Peter’s Denials 66 Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: Pope declares “No more war!” Mark 14:53-65 New English Translation (NET) Condemned by the Sanhedrin 53 Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together. […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: WHERE IS MOHAMMED MORSI NOW? Mark 14:43-52 New English Translation (NET) Betrayal and Arrest 43 Right away, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news: SYRIAN REFUGEES PROTEST AGAINST GAS ATROCITY Mark 14:27-42 New English Translation (NET) The Prediction of Peter’s Denial 27 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and […]
War on Syria delayed Mark 14:12-26 New English Translation (NET) The Passover 12 Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13 He sent two of his disciples and told […]
This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with headline from world news: UK, USA ready for strikes on Syria Mark 14:1-11 New English Translation (NET) The Plot Against Jesus 14 Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were […]
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