And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciplesContinue reading “Mark 10: 10-16…..Family matters continued.”
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Mark 10: 1-9…….Is marriage meant to be for life?
And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them.And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What didContinue reading “Mark 10: 1-9…….Is marriage meant to be for life?”
Psalm 17: 8-15…..But, I do have a problem!
Keep me as the apple of your eye;hide me in the shadow of your wings,from the wicked who do me violence,my deadly enemies who surround me.They close their hearts to pity;with their mouths they speak arrogantly.They have now surrounded our steps;they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.He is like a lion eagerContinue reading “Psalm 17: 8-15…..But, I do have a problem!”
Psalm 15: 1-5……What does ‘sojourn’ mean?
O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent?Who shall dwell on your holy hill?He who walks blamelessly and does what is rightand speaks truth in his heart;who does not slander with his tongueand does no evil to his neighbour,nor takes up a reproach against his friend;in whose eyes a vile person is despised,but who honoursContinue reading “Psalm 15: 1-5……What does ‘sojourn’ mean?”
Psalm 14: 1-7…..Dare I call another a fool?
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;there is none who does good.The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,to see if there are any who understand,who seek after God.They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;there is none who does good,notContinue reading “Psalm 14: 1-7…..Dare I call another a fool?”
Psalm 12: 1-8…..Despair turns to Hope!
Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone;for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.Everyone utters lies to his neighbour;with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,the tongue that makes great boasts,those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,our lips are withContinue reading “Psalm 12: 1-8…..Despair turns to Hope!”
Mark 9: 38-41…..A sideline thought on judgement.
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. ForContinue reading “Mark 9: 38-41…..A sideline thought on judgement.”
Mark 9: 33-37……me, me, me…
And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “IfContinue reading “Mark 9: 33-37……me, me, me…”
Psalm 10: 1-11….The heart of the wicked!
Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul,and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.In the pride ofContinue reading “Psalm 10: 1-11….The heart of the wicked!”
Psalm 1: Comparisons…..
Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers;but his delight is in the law of the LORD,and on his law he meditates day and night.He is like a treeplanted by streams of waterthat yields its fruit in its season,andContinue reading “Psalm 1: Comparisons…..”
As I read it! 