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. They were judgmental and fearful, the Pharisees and Herod. The last thing they wanted was for Jesus’s message of the kingdom of God being at hand to take… Continue reading Fear-Filled Leaven
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Temptations, Desires, and Self-Mortification
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. James nails it in today’s first lectionary reading: “But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it.” (James 1:14, NRSVCE) There’s no point… Continue reading Temptations, Desires, and Self-Mortification
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