Aug 25, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Jesus goes to the house of a Pharisee One Jewish day of rest, Jesus went into the house of a leader of the Pharisees. This man had asked him to come and to eat a meal with him. The people there were all watching him carefully. Jesus watched how people chose the best...
Aug 17, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Lord, I have gone to you for safety. Let me never be put to shame. You do what is right. Save me and help me. Pay attention to me and save me. Be my rock of safety that I can always go to. Give the command to save me. You are my rock and my fort. My God, save me...
Aug 9, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
God, help our nation 1 Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph’s family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory! 2 Shine on Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Show your great power! ...
Aug 4, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth...
Jul 28, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not...
Jul 21, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come....
Jul 14, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Where is the mother in this story? The disciples could not heal the boy. So the father appeals to Jesus, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son. He is my only child.” If he is a widower, those words are all the more poignant. The disciples had been of no help. ...
Jul 6, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
We have had Royal Commissions investigating institutional sexual abuse, and institutional financial abuse. Such abuses destroys lives and livelihoods. It confounds the people on the receiving end of abuse. They do not know where to turn for help. According to the...
Jun 29, 2022 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS, Uncategorized
The Commissioning of the Seventy(two)* *This is an example of where different early manuscripts say different things, and so this has been carried through in our different translations of the Bible. This passage is a mirroring of the commissioning of the twelve in...
