Psalms: 140, 142 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Paul goes through some redundant imagery to describe the diversity of the parts that make up the whole (body). The philosophical expression: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts…”, is apt for the body. All these parts are interconnected because if you, for instance, get a …
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Thursday, October 8
Psalm: 134, 135 Meditation Matthew: What could be worse for a parent than the death of his child? Notice that this ruler knelt at Jesus’ feet. His daughter was not ill, she was dead and now the synagogue ruler is here seeking help. He could not have been a Sadducee because death would be the …
Wednesday, October 7
Psalms: 128, 129, 130 Meditation 2 Kings: A woman prophet – or prophetess? Never! Well, actually they had been around since Moses’ day – even his own sister Miriam was a prophetess. Deborah, a judge in Israel was also a prophetess. Huldah, this prophetess tells Josiah that all of the disaster spoken of by Moses …
Tuesday, October 6
Psalm: 124, 125, 126 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Paul likes to give with one hand and take with the other. “I praise you…” (v. 2) and then “In the following directives I have no praise for you…” (v. 17) Let’s face it, praise for us is going to be limited as is unpraiseworthiness. These are not …
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