When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” The “all these things” that Matthew references is the set of parables and teaching Jesus offered his...
Coming Soon: Lent Devotions
posted by DJL
I have, as you’ve probably noticed, had of late a hard time keeping up with the discipline of posting day – let alone twice daily! – but I am re-committing to that discipline as we enter into Lent. Two years ago about this time, I started this blog largely from a desire to provide Lenten Devotions for folks whose congregations were no longer doing that, and I enjoyed it so much I just kept right on going. And so I’m eager to return to those roots as well as continuing to work at connecting faith to issues of daily life. So…Lenten Devotions start tomorrow! We’ll be working through the Passion According to St. Matthew and I’m...
Too Many Daves
posted by DJL
Tomorrow is the birthday of one of my all-time favorite writers, Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. I’ll be posting more about dear Theodor on Monday, but for now I wanted to share one of his poem-stories that appeared as part of his wonderful book The Sneetches and Other Stories....
Matthew 7:28-29
posted by DJL
Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. So I wonder what Matthew means when he says that Jesus taught “as one having authority, and not as their scribes.” I mean, I...
Matthew 7:24-27
posted by DJL
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine...