Rainbows – I think we all somewhat inherently like rainbows. I still try to take a picture of every one that I see. In Genesis, God tells Noah that the rainbow is the sign of His covenant (Genesis 9:8-17). Now, to put this in context we should back up a little bit and review the events of Genesis. When …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
In the Gospel reading today we have the feeding of the five thousand (Mark 6:30-44). Jesus takes five loaves and two fish and feeds five thousand men with them, and that’s not counting the women and children present; so there were a lot of people fed with this food. And it says that the leftovers filled twelve baskets. Miraculously, Jesus …
The texts from Amos and Mark today bring to mind the fact that there are many Christians throughout the world undergoing persecution for their faith (Amos 7:7-15 and Mark 6:14-29). Christians, and particularly converts, are hardest hit in the Middle East. The Copts in Egypt have been the victims of violence for many years now. Many Muslims are converting to …
In our Gospel reading for today (Mark 6:1-13), Jesus goes to his hometown and teaches in the synagogue on the Sabbath. The text doesn’t say exactly what he taught, but one can imagine that it’s similar to what he had taught previously: that the Scriptures are fulfilled in him and that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, because he …
A few years ago I was up in the attic of our old house putting in plywood on the ceiling joists. The idea was to make a surface where I could stack all the stuff that we don’t use, but for some reason feel compelled to keep. So, I went up there with a few sheets of plywood and a …