I have been looking over these texts for today and thinking about what could be said and all I keep coming back to is the article I read from David Lose from the column he writes each week at workingpreacher.org. I do not think what needs to be said about these texts can be saidContinue reading “Mission Possible from David Lose and workingpreacher.org”
Category Archives: Pentecost
see but not perceive…
Today we have the parable of the sower from Mark 4:1-20 and Jesus explanation of this to the disciples. At one point Jesus says that he teaches in parables so that those outside the circle “may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.” This is an interesting reason, wouldn’tContinue reading “see but not perceive…”
cedars of Lebanon…
These are magnificent trees… Here is a little history from Wikipedia.org: Once Lebanon was shaded by thick cedar forests, so it is no coincidence that the tree is the symbol of the country. After centuries of persistent deforestation, the extent of these forest has been markedly reduced. The trees survive in mountainous areas, where they are the dominant tree species.Continue reading “cedars of Lebanon…”
2 trees or not 2 trees – that is the question
We get so hung up on the fruit and the tree and the serpent being the devil and a bunch of stuff that we learned in Sunday School that simply isn’t in the Bible. I wonder sometimes why the apple got the short straw on being the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. Was thisContinue reading “2 trees or not 2 trees – that is the question”
keep it!
A house divided against itself can not stand! Have you ever been there? Luke 11:14-28 tells us the story we heard from Mark last Sunday of the reason Jesus can cast out demons according to the Pharisees and the scribes is because He does it by the chief of demons… Yet a house divided against itself can notContinue reading “keep it!”
Books…
The book of Life is the book we read about in Revelation 20. It tells us that anyone whose name is not written in this book will be thrown into the lake of fire… We have to do the correct things to get our name in the book of life. We will be judged byContinue reading “Books…”
God’s Merry Band of Fools!
Psalm 74 tells us how the people of God are surrounded by those who scoff at God a foolishly mock God and His ways. When oh when Lord will you come and smite these foolish people and bring us out of the calamity we are under… But is that really what is happening? The psalmist here seems toContinue reading “God’s Merry Band of Fools!”
What do you know?
What are you completely sure of in life? There is not much I am completely sure of, well maybe there is, but maybe there isn’t… I’m sure I am the father of my 3 daughters, and I am sure I will love them regardless of what they do. I’m sure that I will never beContinue reading “What do you know?”
Who are you?
Who are you was a hit song by the Who, and has some interesting lyrics… I was reminded of this song though today as I read through the gospel passage for the lectionary of today, Luke 8:4-15, the parable of the good soil. You see “A sower went out to sow his seed; and as heContinue reading “Who are you?”
Earthly tent…
2 Corinthians 5:1-5 ESV For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we mayContinue reading “Earthly tent…”
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