Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 10:7-17) In today’s reading, Jesus gets confronted by the Pharisees who tell him that because he is testifying on his own behalf, his testimony is not valid. The law, it seems, requires at least two witnesses to make a testimony valid. And Jesus says he has a witness, and…
Daily Office Readings – Gospel (John 4:46-54) Recently, here in Arizona, the director of the Department of Public Safety was caught speeding at 90 miles an hour, weaving in and out of traffic. Anything over 85 miles per hour in Arizona is considered criminal speeding, and usually brings with it a fine. After flashing his…
Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 24:32-44 ) In today’s Gospel reading Jesus says the following: “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” He goes on to say that “then two will be in the field; one will be taken…
Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 23:27-39 ) Jesus has been going on a tear, ripping into the Jewish leadership in this chapter of Matthew, using multiple “Woe to you!” statements when calling out the Scribes and the Pharisees for their behavior. Jesus is giving them a warning that if they continue in their…
Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 23:1-12 ) The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. Matthew 23:2-3 In the news recently, at a race in Georgia, a man came…
Today’s Daily Office Readings – Gospel ( Matthew 22:34-46 ) The interesting thing in today’s Gospel, I thought, was the very first verse: “When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.” When the Pharisees heard that he had…
Today’s Daily Office Gospel ( Matthew 20:17-28 ) It’s always fun to watch little kids when an adult is divvying up ice cream or cake, or some other goodies, because the kids will invariably start complaining if someone else gets a bigger piece. Usually the first words will be something along the lines of “That’s…
Daily Office Gospel Reading ( Matthew 19:13-22 ) Just yesterday, one of my coworkers and I were discussing the rise of crime in the last few decades. Since we’ve both lived abroad, we were able to discuss how in some countries, you could leave your children sleeping in a stroller outside, along with all the…