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Monthly Archives: September 2020
Matthew 21: 12-17 Turning Tables and the Temple Upside Down
Matthew 21: 12-17 Parallel Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19: 45-56; John 2: 13-17 12 Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and … Continue reading
Matthew 21: 1-11 The Entry into Jerusalem
Matthew 21: 1-11 Parallels Mark 11: 1-10; Luke 19: 28-40; John 12: 12-29 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village … Continue reading
Reflection on C. S. Lewis’ the Chronicles of Narnia (1950-1956)
Time Magazine Top 100 Novels Book 50: C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950) This is a series of reflections reading through Time Magazine’s top 100 novels as selected by Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo published … Continue reading
Growing a Story
Growing a Story Some kernel of truth was planted in the fecund imagination And as the new shoot broke from the warm moist ground Spreading its initial leaves to breath in the air in a new world As an alien … Continue reading
Matthew 20: 29-34 Opening Eyes on the Way to Jerusalem
Matthew 20: 29-34 Parallel Mark 10: 46-52; Luke 18: 35-43 29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they … Continue reading
Matthew 20: 17-28 Greatness in the Kingdom
Matthew 20: 17-28 Parallels Mark 10: 32-45; Luke 18: 31-34, 22: 24-27 17 While Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, 18 “See, we are going … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, glory, Matthew 20, Matthew 20: 17-28, Power, Request of James and John
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