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God Knows What's What
2021-10-31 10:37 Sirach 35:11-16. More wisdom from Sirach - do not offer God a bribe, he will not accept it, and don't offer him an unrighteous sacrifice. God does not show partiality, he listens to the prayers of...
Which Morsel is Jesus Offering You?
2021-10-30 11:17 John 13:26-30. After telling his disciples that one of them will betray him, and them asking who it is, Jesus says "It is he to whom I shall give this morsel when I have dipped it." He then gives the ...
Miracles Are All Around Us
2021-10-29 17:28 2 Kings 13:20-21. This is a very short description of a miracle! Elisha died and was buried. Later, while they were digging a grave for another man in the same area, a roaving band of Moabites was see...
The One Thing We Should Ask For
2021-10-28 10:48 Wisdom 9:1-10. Part of Solomon's prayer for wisdom. God has made all things by his word. By his wisdom God has formed man to have dominion over the world and its creatures; to rule the world in ho...
Evangelization Requires Honesty
2021-10-27 09:01 John 18:19-22. After Jesus' arrest, the high priest asks him about his disciples and his teaching. Jesus answers "I have spoken openly to the world ... I have said nothing secretly. Why do you ask...
We're Often Our Own Worst Enemy
2021-10-26 12:59 Tobit 12:6-10. At the end of the book of Tobit, the angel (Raphael) who has been Tobias' companion on his journey, calls Tobias and his father, Tobit, to him and gives them some advice. They both ...
The Waters Are Rising, Let's Save the Children
2021-10-25 09:14 Jeremiah 47. The prophecy of Jeremiah prior to Pharaoh's defeat of the Philistines. Jeremiah is prophesying that waters are rising in the north to overflow the lands of the Philistines and to cut ...
Sharing the Spoils
2021-10-24 08:30 1 Samuel 30:21-25. As David and his men return from successful battle, they come to the men who were too exhausted to continue into that battle and who had therefore been left to guard the provisions....
Paging Mike Pence
2021-10-23 12:01 Sirach 9:8-9. More wisdom of Sirach for his son. Here he says to turn your eyes away from a shapely woman and do not look too intently at beauty belonging to another. Passion is kindled by beauty and ...
Practical Priorities
2021-10-22 19:24 Sirach 29:21-28. "The essentials for life are water and bread and clothing and a house... Better is the life of a poor man under the shelter of his roof then sumptuous food in another man's house....