Ecclesiastes 9:1-12, 4:17-23 There was someone from the Roman Empire who came to the Maghreb, the westernmost part of the known world, and was given an assignment. I don’t have his exact itinerary, but perhaps he came by ship across the Mediterranean Sea, sailed through the straits of Gibralter and made his way down the…
Mark 13:28-36 II Peter 3:3-14 One of the popular Christmas songs in the US is Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. Oh! You’d better watch out, You’d better not cry, You’d better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town! He’s making a list, He’s checking it twice, He’s gonna find…
Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 Where do you find justice in the world? About a year ago a French-Moroccan businesswoman, Touria Tiouli, went to Dubai on a business trip. She was attacked and went to the police, charging three men with having raped her. Dubai officials turned her charge around and arrested her for having committed adultery. Where…
Luke 2:21-35 One of the things I miss about my life in the US is that we used to go camping for our vacations. I miss sleeping in a tent in the woods. I miss sitting at night in front of a campfire. I miss hiking. What made me think of this is the image…
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 How many people associate Christianity with pleasure? What would you think of a movie of Jesus in which he was playing with the disciples. It would be another 800 years before England had the world’s first football game, but can you imagine Jesus and his disciples playing soccer? Running and jumping, teasing each…