Monday, April 14, 2025
The motto for anyone reading the Bible could be the disciples’ complaint in John 6:60, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?” Let’s just think through what we’ve read this week. Jesus as the Logos, the Word made flesh. Water changed into wine. Being born from above. Jesus knowing the Samaritan… Read more
Saturday, April 12, 2025
As a physician, I assume when patients come to me, they want my help in treating a problem so they can become healthier and happier. This is the case for the vast majority of patients I see. But there is the occasional patient who returns again and again without following any of my suggestions or… Read more
Friday, April 11, 2025
Whataboutism wasn’t just invented a few years ago. This technique of distracting attention from the real problem to something less important or pertinent has been going on at least two millennia. Jesus confronts it when he encounters the woman at the well. The Samaritan woman had a chaotic life with a string of husbands. We… Read more
Thursday, April 10, 2025
My husband and I consider ourselves oenophiles—lovers of wine. We enjoy tasting different wines and have laid down some lovely bottles in our wine cellar that we are saving for special occasions—birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversaries. We look forward to sharing them over a delicious meal with the special people in our lives. Anticipating the future… Read more