When Jesus fed the five thousand men, (plus thousands of women and children?) was he demonstrating his own body broken? In Matthew 14, this miracle comes soon after Jesus hears of John's beheading. Jesus knew, intellectually, that John's mission was to herald the Messiah. Jesus knew himself to be Messiah. When Jesus heard of John's …
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Since September, 2005, when we got a bread machine, we’ve enjoyed baking our own wonderfully fragrant whole wheat bread. They looked just like store-bought, except where the stirring paddle tore the bottom. Not such a big deal, really, the slices in the middle of the loaf just had a V-shaped piece missing, but still. The …
Flying High
As we approached downtown on our morning walk, a Canadian goose landed on the top of the courthouse tower. “There’s a goose that’s been hanging out with pigeons,” I said to my husband. We watched it fly away as we entered the parking deck where he works. He smiled. “There’s your devotional for the day.” …