Click here to listen: In Luke chapter 14:1-6 Jesus is enjoying a meal with some Pharisees on the Sabbath, and scripture says that they were watching him closely. Coincidentally a man with dropsy approaches, so Jesus asks the Pharisees a question. “Is it lawful to cure people on the Sabbath, or not.” The Pharisees have… Read more »
Posts Tagged: sabbath
Half-Ashed Worship
Several years ago while serving at the Duke University Chapel, the evening of Ash Wednesday was filled with electricity and excitement. Students had been lined up for hours. The student paper offered category-blurring commentary for weeks. Classes weren’t cancelled, per se, but only poor, unfortunate souls chose to spend their time in the library on… Read more »
24/6 Good Enough for God–Rabbi Dr. Jana L. De Benedetti
Some people believe that the miracles in the Scriptures are not true – they are myths to help us understand a value system. Some people think that God is the crutch that others use when they don’t understand enough about something. Some people think that commandments don’t really need to be commanded, since humans could… Read more »