Tag Archives: Sabbath

Matthew 12: 1-14 One Greater than David, Temple or Sabbath

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Neil

Matthew 12: 1-14 Parallel Mark 2: 23-3: 6; Luke 6: 1-11 1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 When … Continue reading →

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Cell Phones and the Continually Connected Life

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Neil

Session 5: Cell Phones and the Continually Connected Life This is the fifth part of a now eight-part series on faith in a digital age. It expanded due to the richness of the discussion on the internet and the amount … Continue reading →

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Exodus 35-36 Beginning the Construction of the Tabernacle

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Neil

The final six chapters of the book of Exodus echo Exodus 25-31. In many places I will refer to the appropriate discussion from those chapters which lay out the plan of the tabernacle, the holy items that are within the … Continue reading →

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Exodus 31: The Artisans, The Sabbath and the Tablets

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Neil

Exodus 31:1-11 The Divinely Gifted Artisans The LORD spoke to Moses: 2 See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: 3 and I have filled him with divine spirit,1 with … Continue reading →

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Exodus 23: Justice, Celebration and Presence

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Neil

Exodus 23:1-9 And Justice for All  You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness. 2 You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing; when you bear witness … Continue reading →

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Exodus 16: A Crisis of Trust

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Neil

Exodus 16: 1-36 The whole congregation of the Israelites set out from Elim; and Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from … Continue reading →

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Deuteronomy 5: The Ten Commandments Revisited

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Neil

Deuteronomy 5: 1-21 The Ten Commandments Revisited Moses convened all Israel, and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I am addressing to you today; you shall learn them and observe them diligently. 2 The LORD … Continue reading →

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Snow Day    

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Neil

The snow and the ice bring the wheels of civilization creaking to a halt And for a day the factories and the machines enjoy a Sabbath Yet, I in my imagined self-importance somehow feel propelled To continue to work while … Continue reading →

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The Unforced Rhythms of Grace

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Neil

It is not the unreachable bar of perfection that we strive to attain day after day The unending race to outpace our neighbors, our competitors or ourselves It is not the daily grind of constantly trying to achieve and be … Continue reading →

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Longing for Sabbath-A Poem

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Neil

When the city never sleeps and more is never enough In a world where busyness is substituted for happiness When the days become weeks and weeks become months And the joy is drained from vocation making it merely labor We … Continue reading →

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