Commentary
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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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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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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“It Was Not For Them To Know”
Commentary on Acts 1:1-11 Among the many noteworthy points of interest in Acts 1:1-11 there are two I would like to comment on. The first is about how the author of Acts, the one and only Luke of the gospel of Luke, described Jesus’ ascension. Luke noted that Jesus was “lifted up” and “taken up.” Such language strongly implies…
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