Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First… Continue reading Cleaning Our Cups
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Cleansing the Inside First
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. He was thirty-one when he converted to Christianity. He had already fathered a child with a woman not his wife, and sent her away because he had plans… Continue reading Cleansing the Inside First
Setting Things Right
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. Oh, the scribes and the Pharisees. Jesus acknowledges they were preaching the right things. The problem was they weren’t living them, judging where compassion was needed, polishing their… Continue reading Setting Things Right
Discipline, Rigor, and Faith
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. So here we are, nearly two weeks past Ash Wednesday. How’s it going so far? Staying away from the wine or chocolate? Still off social media? Setting aside… Continue reading Discipline, Rigor, and Faith