by Morning Reflections | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Jesus told three parables of redemption – a trio of stories in which something lost is found.They...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Back in the 1920s, a Canadian amateur golfer left a lasting mark on the game he loved.It just wasn’t...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
During the heyday of the Roman Empire, the word of the paterfamilias – the primary male in a local household – was law.Roman households could exceed 100 individuals, including the paterfamilias and his wife, their children and grandchildren, various servants and...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Believe it or not, the excruciating drama of Who’s In and Who’s Out didn’t start when you were in...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. People are willing to place extraordinary bets.There are garden variety Super Bowl wagers, of...