A DRINK Jesus was tired, stopped at a well and waited for someone that could draw some water. A Samaritan woman came and he asked her for a drink and she refused (Jn.4: 4-10). I remember being a refugee on...
November 2009 Archives
GOODNESS Are we getting tired of this endless harping on how bad things are? Is there no more goodness anywhere in this once magnificent land? Have our leaders past and present been that bad? Are they really responsible for the...
GIFT OF GIFTS Jesus told his disciples before He was crucified: "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lays down his life for hid friends" (Jn.15: 13). The Greek is much stronger: "No one has greater love...
SCANDALIZING Jesus once said, "he who is not scandalized because of me, is blessed"(Mt.11: 6). Our English versions have "not offended in me" or "not fall away because of me." John the Baptist may have been offended and may have...
PERFECTION Our English translation has Jesus tell his disciples: "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Mt.5: 48). It is a bit strong for ordinary human beings. The two Greek words "teleioi and teleios" are much milder. Martin Luther...
