The Danger of a Little Bad Leaven

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The Pharisees and Herod and his followers didn’t have a lot in common. The Pharisees were all about the ritual and the law of religion; those who followed… Continue reading The Danger of a Little Bad Leaven

Of Ritual and Worship

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. (Jesus said to the Pharisees and scribes:) “You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition. … You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of… Continue reading Of Ritual and Worship

Of Healing and Curing

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The bleeding had stopped. The woman who had suffered from hemorrhages for twelve years felt in her body, we are told in Mark 5, that she was healed.… Continue reading Of Healing and Curing

When Silence Is Less Than Golden

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It can be a shock to the system when we find out our friends, coworkers, or others we generally enjoy being around have an entirely different view on… Continue reading When Silence Is Less Than Golden