April 6, 2025: John 8:1-11
Please read the passage noted before the commentary. Were those people who brought to Jesus the woman just taken in adultery secretly involved in adultery themselves? What better way to draw criticism from oneself than by drawing attention to others? … Continued
El 6 de abril 2025: Juan 8,1-11
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Los escribas y fariseos que trajeron esta mujer sorprendida en adulterio, ¿Se implicaban secretamente también en adulterio? ¿Qué mejor manera podemos de generar críticas de nosotros que acusando a los demás? … Continued
April 4: Wisdom 2;1a, 12-22
Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The book of Wisdom is not considered part of the Bible by every Christian. The Jewish community Jerusalem did not accept it as biblical because of its language and origin. In the … Continued
April 2: Isaiah 49:8-15
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
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
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
El 30 de marzo 20255: Lucas 15, 1-3, 11-32
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
March 28: Hosea 14:2-10
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
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
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