Reflections for

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug 03, 2014

Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 17:1-7, 15; (Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21;) Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21

Living by the Word

Feed them

Matthew 14:13-21

Jul 29, 2008 by Don C. Richter

Jesus is in distress. He’s still shaking the dust off his feet from that unhappy visit home when he learns that Herod has had his cousin John beheaded.

Blogging Toward Sunday

The God of abundance

Jul 28, 2008 by Trygve David Johnson

There are times in my life when I feel like I’ve got nothing to give. There is no gas in my tank. No food in my fridge. I’ve got nothing left to say.

Living by the Word

Free meal

Isaiah 55:1-9

Feb 20, 2007 by Peter L. Steinke

The prominent place of food and meals in the Bible may be surprising to us fast-food and take-out eaters. Back in biblical times, gathering and preparing food took time and occupied a significant part of Israel’s life. The danger of famine (due to natural calamities or crop failure) gave special importance to food. Water was drawn from a well or spring, not a faucet or commercial bottle. Bread was baked from scratch, and beans and lentils simmered for hours.

Living by the Word

Big story

Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21

Jul 26, 2005 by Amy B. Hunter

Paul and Jesus, each facing a crisis, are tempted to succumb to despair and fear. Each man has gone out in ministry to his own people and been rejected. Paul recognizes that his Jewish listeners do not accept his message about Jesus and opens Romans 9 with what is the barest beginning of his anxious questioning about whether God’s salvation story still includes the people of Israel.

Living by the Word

Our Jewish problem

Genesis 32:22-30; Romans 9:1-5

Jul 17, 2002 by Cynthia A. Jarvis

The relationship of Christians to Jews has the character of a sibling rivalry gone disastrously awry.

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