Lessons from Martha and Mary

27 March 2011 : John 11: 17-37 [p. 1078] Once again we pick up the story of Lazarus, and we find Jesus arriving at Bethany, too late to save his friend – or so it appeared. Lazarus had been in the tomb, in those days a cave sealed with a rock, for four days now. The...

Jonah, Queen of the South and all that

20 March 2011 : Matthew 12 : 38-42 Matthew 12, as we have already seen, finds Jesus in a no-nonsense mood, especially with the wretched Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who seem to have perfected the unhappy art of getting it wrong time after time after time, and in...

Confessions of a short-distance runner

13 March 2011 : Matthew 12 : 30-37 Over the past 2 weeks, as we’ve studied this passage, we’ve dealt with major issues such as the unforgivable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and the vital connection between what you are and what you do. If you want to...