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In the gospel of Mark (Mark 7:1-8) Jesus calls out the religious leaders of his day for placing centuries old traditions ahead of explicit, biblical directives. (See Mark 7:5-8) I would say not much has changed since Jesus’ day. So many of the churches today still place age-old traditions ahead of God’s written word, or at the very least add superfluous rituals, holidays (holy…
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There is an interesting tidbit in the Scripture passage of 1 Samuel 17:40. It states: “Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the wadi (a brook or stream), and put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the…
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In Chapter 3 of Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, Paul explains to his readers how there was a “spiritual mystery” that was kept from men until Paul’s time and his call to reveal it. That mystery, of course, was that gentiles were also to be brought into the kingdom of God. And again, it was…
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In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, Paul says something that is to this day controversial and a matter of contention among a few in the Church Universal. Paul said in Ephesians 2:15-18… “He (Christ) has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus…
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I am always somewhat dismayed when I hear or read of the “Wisdom of Solomon.” He certainly shares wisdom in what he wrote in the Wisdom of Solomon as noted in this week’s reading selection in the RCL. And of course, Solomon is widely known for his “wisdom.” But was Solomon as wise as most…
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Adopted Into Sonship
Pentecost Sunday is the day nearly two thousand years ago that many believe the Church was born. It was the day the Church received the promised Holy Spirit that Jesus said he would send as our Comforter and Advocate. But the Holy Spirit is even a bit more than that. He is something that many just…
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