She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” — Matthew 15:27. I was reading a commentary on the story of the gentile woman who asks that Jesus heal her daughter (Matthew 15:21-28). Jesus’s response was very un christlike. “He tells her he was called to only…
Month: December 2017
Please Sir, I Want Some More!
Please Sir, I Want Some More. — Oliver Twist. Now the story of Oliver is not about greed. It’s about a starving child. However, consumerism — the false promises of more — is an insatiable beast. How many times have you said or heard, “I just need to get one more thing for Judy/John?” No matter how…
Able To Leap A Tall Buildings In A Single Bound
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! — Adventures of Superman (TV Series 1952 — 1958). I grew up watching Superman on TV. I also used to tie a towel around my…
She Has Done What She Could
She has done what she could. — Mark 14:8 Most of you grew up knowing of the story of the woman with the alabaster jar (Mark 1-9) full of the costly ointment called nard and how the disciples were appalled that she broke the jar and poured it over Jesus’s head. What a waste they…
Be Strong In God’s Grace
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving…