Advent 13/14: No Response to Sin
Advent Day 13/14: No Response to Sin During this weekend of Advent, the Armenian Church points us to the Gospel of St. Luke chapter 13 where Jesus explains that disaster, […]
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Advent 12-50: Control
Advent Day 12 of 50: Control Yesterday we discovered that Jesus’ teaching about adultery is about fidelity in the context of a broader demand for sincerity. Jesus separates action from […]
Advent 11-50: Sincerity and Fidelity
Advent Day 11 of 50: Sincerity and Fidelity The second of the “But I say to you” instructions addresses adultery. As in the case of murder, once again, Jesus moves […]
Advent 10-50: Greater than God
Advent Day 10 of 50: Greater than God Advent Day 10 of During this period of Advent, we are encountering the Essential Teachings of Jesus as he expressed them in […]
Advent 9-50: Shifting from Action to Thought
Advent Day 9 of 50: Shifting from Action to Thought The contrast between New and Old Testament is harsh, at least it is when you follow the teaching of Jesus. […]
Advent 8-50: Prefaced by Salt & Light
Advent Day 8 of 50: Prefaced with Salt & Light We begin the second week of our Advent Journey, with two statements that set the purpose for the Essential Teachings […]
Advent 6/7:The Fool’s Ego
Advent Days 6 & 7 of 50: The Fool The Parable of the Rich Fool is the scriptural passage of this day of Advent. In our quest to learn the […]
Psalm 37: Impossible Reconciliation with War
Next Step #784 – November 23, 2023 – Thanksgiving edition at the beginning of Advent and in the middle of a war. Discussed in this episode: The impossible the reconciliation […]
Advent 5-50: Hunger for Righteousness
Advent Day 5 of 50: Hunger Along with the Thanksgiving celebration in America comes the tradition of packing it in with a large meal, symbolic of the first Thanksgiving meal […]
Advent 4-50: Meekness, the Key to Gratitude
Advent Day 4 of 50: Meekness, the Key to Gratitude Meekness is often equated with weakness. This is certainly far from the truth, for Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, […]
