Dialogue 24 — How Crucifixion Kills
Matthew 27:26, 28–31 (ESV) Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified. … And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before […]
Sufficient for the Day
Everyday Christianity: First Things (1) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6.33, 34 Permanent thingsThese are changing times. I suspect […]
Blind Guides!
Matthew 23: Warnings and Woes (3) Pray Psalm 19.12-14.Who can understand his errors?Cleanse me from secret faults.Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;Let them not have dominion over me.Then I shall be blameless,And I shall be innocent of great transgression.Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heartBe acceptable in Your […]
Co-Workers in the Gospel
Today’s reading begins with an excerpt from The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore, an ancient saint’s life translated by Michael O’Clery early in the 17th century and republished by Charles Plummer in the 20th century. Today’s excerpt is found on pages 16 and 17 of Patrick: A Devotional History: “‘St. Declan, who possessed the discretion of the serpent […]