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
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
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Jesús fue acusado de comer y beber con los pecadores. ¡Qué terrible que Jesús hiciera tal cosa! ¿Jesús negó esto? No. De hecho, lo confesó. Dijo que su principal misión en … Continued
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
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
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
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
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. “Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons.” Israel was the father in a very dysfunctional family. He seems to have inherited this from his parents, Isaac and Rebecca. He passed it … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. David had thought of building a temple for God in Jerusalem. Nathan, David’s prophet and advisor, thought it would be a good idea. Nathan went to sleep on the idea and God … Continued
Please read the passage noted before the commentary. This is the second Sunday of Lent. It is four weeks away from Easter. The date of Easter is set for the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. The … Continued