April 2: Isaiah 49:8-15

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The Israelites had been exiled to Babylon.  They were on the verge of returning to their homeland.  Isaiah was sent to them.  His message was that they would return home on a … Continued

March 31: Isaiah 65:17-21

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary. “I am about to create a new heaven and a new earth.”   Could Isaiah have imagined such a thing as someone’s death becoming  the means of creating new heavens and a new … Continued

30 March 2025 Luke 15:1-3,11-32

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Please read the passage noted before the commentary. Jesus was accused of eating and drinking with sinners. How awful of Jesus to do such a thing!  Did Jesus deny the charge?  No.  In fact, he admitted to doing just that.  … Continued

March 28: Hosea 14:2-10

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary. We had a big storm this morning where I live.  It reminded me that in the pagan pantheon of the ancient Canaanites, the god of storms and agriculture was Baal. At times … Continued

March 24: 2 Kings 5:1-15ab

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Please read the passage before reading the commentary. Naaman. the army commander of the king of Aram, was a leper.  He had a skin disease.  It did not keep him from commanding an army or from living at home.  He … Continued

23 March 2025 Luke 13:1-9

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Please read the passage noted before the commentary. Do you like figs?  They were considered a delicacy in the ancient world.  People of antiquity very much prized figs.  For us today, they can be a sign of how much God … Continued

El 23 de marzo 2025: Lucas 13, 1-9

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Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. ¿A ustedes gustan los higos?  Se consideraban un manjar en la antigüedad.  La gente de la antigüedad los apreciaba muchos.  Para nosotros hoy puede ser una señal de cuánto Dios aprecia … Continued