St. Valentine's Day Psalm 66, 67 Meditation: Mark – What makes a person rich? Their financial or social standing? There’s the traditional sappy movie proclamation that family and love is truly what makes us rich. Many people spend their whole lives chasing riches of one kind or another. Yet, Jesus says that being rich makes …
Tag: Tradition
Monday, November 9
Psalm: 77 Meditation Matthew: Notice what is at issue here: man’s word (tradition) vs. God’s word. In an effort to safeguard against ever offending against God’s word, the teachers (some as far back as 800 years before Crist) put practices in place which would later become “traditions” – i.e., man’s word. Jesus has to explain …
Tuesday, June 16
Psalm: 78:1-39 Meditation Acts: Here may begin the notion of tradition in the Church. There was a vacancy among the twelve caused by Judas’ demise. Peter, the recognized spokesman, speaking through the Holy Spirit quotes Psalm 109:8 “May another take his place of leadership”. Perhaps Jesus Himself prompted this tradition for in Luke 22:30 he …
Monday, June 15
Psalm: 77 Meditation Luke: This is a thinly veiled prophesy of Jesus’ death. The servants here represent the prophets who were more and more abused as time wore on. The “son” of course, is Jesus Who came to be killed outside of Jerusalem – “out of the vineyard”. (v. 15) In Jewish law if a …
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