Category Archives: Scripture
‘I have given you a model to follow’
In a dramatic and moving moment as he celebrates the Passover meal with this disciples, Jesus strips down and washes the feet of his followers. So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined … Continue reading
A Journey with Jesus: a Pilgrim’s Diary
Palm Sunday, one week to go before we twenty-seven Pilgrims depart for Turkey on a Pilgrimage Journey through the Early Christian World. Today, as we commemorate the entry of Jesus as the Messiah (= the Christ = the Anointed of … Continue reading
See, I am Doing Something New
If any of you have ever tried to make small talk with me by chatting about sports, you know I lack the gene that makes sports interesting. Sometimes people think this is just because no one ever tried to explain … Continue reading
Here I Am
Do you have a dream? Thirty-one hundred years ago there was a woman named Hannah who had a dream. She wanted a child. God heard her prayers, and she gave birth to a son named Samuel. You’d expect Hannah would … Continue reading
“And this will be a sign for you . . .”
“And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:12) Did you ever wonder what “swaddling clothes” are? I always took it for granted it was … Continue reading
