“Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year for you. Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month they are, each one, to take a lamb for themselves, according to the fathers’ households, a lamb for each household. Now if the household is too small for a lamb, then he and hisContinue Reading
“Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, bowing down and making a request of Him. And He said to her, “What do you desire?” She *said to Him, “Say that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine shall sit, one at YourContinue Reading
“Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard toContinue Reading
When I was a younger man, my mother, and father began to foster children from broken homes to give them a new start. One of the young children who came to live with them had been severely neglected and abused. She would flinch when someone would move their arm aroundContinue Reading
As I was meditating on the gospel for today, the word dog, as it often does, struck me as harsh. The term used there is “κυναρίοις(kunariois),” which has more of the meaning of puppy. It still has that harsh sting since the Jewish people saw dogs and pigs as scavengers,Continue Reading
I watched a short video on TikTok by a fellow who debates people on what looks like a college campus about Jesus Christ. A young, angry student was shouting at him. “How convenient of you to use the Bible to argue for Jesus. Show me the doctor’s records. Show meContinue Reading
I have a friend who lives in Baltimore. He is more like a son than a friend. His ethnic heritage includes a heavy dose of Puerto Rican blood. One day he was talking about how tired he was of rice and how he had it at every meal. I mentionedContinue Reading