As February begins, we look toward celebration of Ash Wednesday. If you look in the scriptures, you will note that you don’t find any mention of “Ash Wednesday”; so why do we celebrate it?
Ash Wednesday is 40 days prior to Easter, not counting the Sundays. Because Easter is not a fixed day on the calendar, Ash Wednesday can move on the calendar also.
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[display_podcast] But Wait There’s More Mark 1.4-11 Grace mercy and peace, from God our father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Do you know the name, Ronald Propeil? If you say, no that’s fine but you probably know his work. He was a manufacturer of small kitchen appliances….
[display_podcast] Mary’s soul will be pierced Luke 2.22-40 Grace mercy and peace from God our Father and our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, Imagine, a 15 year-old girl in first century Palestine with the anglicized name, Mary. Her familydoesn’t have a bunch of money; she walks through the market and…
Have you ever been accused of something wrong that you did not do? Your accuser insists that you have violated some law or rule. Your accuser may not have physical evidence, but he strongly feels that he is correct. We have probably all ben there, it’s not a great position to be in. When you’re accuser gives no physical evidence; it is very difficult to refute his arguments. The conversation will devolve into him saying, “You broke the rule!” and you saying, “No I didn’t!” Now what, the argument can just keep going in a circular fashion, never really coming to any conclusion. After it is all said and done, no matter how strenuous your defense of your position, you are never really vindicated. This is the position in which John the Baptist finds himself in our Gospel reading. John the Baptist is being questioned; the men sent from the Sanhedrin want to know if he is the messiah.
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