PAIN Jesus commented that some people go through life without suffering physically (Mk.9: 1). We are not among them. I was in a fire and endured pain for months. A rheumatic pain has paralyzed me three times during the last...
November 2010 Archives
GOOD: BEING or DOING ON THANKSGIVING A young noble man came to Jesus and addressed him as "Good Teacher." Jesus countered, "Why do you call me good? No one is good - except God" (Mk.10: 17-18). Why would Jesus answer...
SLAYING A GIANT There is an idea in the Bible how one can deal with a pesky giant (I Sam.17). Yes, it is the story of David and Goliath. In those days, champions fought before armies were engaged. King Saul...
COMPETITIVE Life, in order to exist, is competitive. God's answer to Jeremiah was, "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how...
MORE SIGNS Isaiah the prophet (4: 1) made this prediction about his nation, 'In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, "We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us...
READ SIGNS Jesus told the leaders of his day, "You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the time" (Mt.16: 3). Their system was collapsing, the Romans were about to end...
POLITICAL MAGICIANS King David wrote, "Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save" (Ps.146: 3). Every time we have an election, we expect a political magician to emerge. We fall constantly to their deceptive promises...
RESEMBLE A musician, a friend of our son and before I could introduce myself said, "You are the pianist's father." We look at our second son and we see my father walking. I attended a birthday party of my mother's...
REQUIEM Jesus ended his requiem on the Temple, Jerusalem and the nation with these words, "Where there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather" (Mt.24: 28). What motivated Jesus to make such a prediction? Why did He use such...
SENSORS Modern automobiles are equipped with sensors. When our car threw a fit and would not pass inspection, I had to take it in for repair. To my dismay, the repair did not stop the red light; but the large...
