Jesus, in the last days of his life, is in the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, sitting at the table. Mary takes a pound of “costly perfume made of pure nard,” which was a fragrant, imported oil.
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Jesus, in the last days of his life, is in the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, sitting at the table. Mary takes a pound of “costly perfume made of pure nard,” which was a fragrant, imported oil.
There are controversial parts of the Bible, there are unclear parts of scripture, and there are passages that are difficult to understand. But this one is clear — as clear as Jesus’ words about how we treat the poor.
One of Jesus imperatives to his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount is “Search, and you will find.” (Matthew 7:7, NRSV)
On more than one occasion Jesus told a parable that featured a banquet or a feast. In this parable of the kingdom of God, a man is holding a banquet and the invited guests are too busy to show up — all of them have excuses.
The Psalmist is singing and praising God. In his praise, he remembers the ways in which God speaks to us and the tremendous difference that makes.
Within every moment of deep darkness lies the certainty that the dawn is coming. Most people have felt, at one time or another, that everything seems hopeless.
This is one of the two passages Jesus quotes as the summary of “all the law and the prophets”—“you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Imagine that you are living in Gergesa, situated on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
In the Corinthian correspondence, Paul wrote to a church he had founded three or so years earlier to deal with issues and questions that had arisen in the church.
“In Christ,” Ephesians 1:11 says, “we have also obtained an inheritance.”
Gratitude is powerful for several reasons.
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The storm is over. We are ok. And I am so grateful that I was not alone in this storm.
Jesus gave a number of imperatives or commands, but none more prominent that the command to love:
We live in a world in which changes occur so rapidly that we can’t begin to keep up with all of them.
The prophet Jeremiah’s words are for the people to give them hope in a dark time. He wants to assure the people that God will give them “a future with hope.”
I will listen for the voice of my Shepherd amid the noise of the crowd.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)