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
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hoy es el segundo domingo de Cuaresma. Faltan cuatro semanas para la Pascua. La fecha de Pascua está fijada para el primer domingo después de la primera luna llena de … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. “The Lord’s way is not fair!” We want all the bad people of history punished and written off the book of Life. Letting such people into heaven we consider an insult to … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time. It had come the first time and Jonah ran away from it. This second time, however, Jonah went. He went to … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary “Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy.” We tend to think of ourselves as holy, as good people. Perhaps we prefer not to use the word holy to describe … Continued
Please read the passage above before the commentary. Jesus was led into the desert by the Holy Spirit. I have this picture of the Holy Spirt as a Scoutmaster leading Jesus into the desert as on a hike or camping … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Jesús fue conducido por el Espíritu Santo en el desierto. Tengo esta imagen del Espíritu Santo como un líder de tropa que conduce a Jesús al desierto como si fuera una … Continued
Please read the passage before reading the commentary If we satisfy our religious obligations, like Sunday services, Jewish Sabbath, or Muslim services, we should reflect these services in how we treat one another. We cannot fast for God and mistreat … Continued