by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. Mark McDermott This is a gospel reading that frequently causes some discomfort, as Jesus is often interpreted as unfeeling and patronizing to the Syrophoenician woman by seemingly arguing with the plea to heal her daughter. In fact, Jesus gives her...
by afladmin | Jun 25, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. Mark McDermott Having revealed Himself to the Syrophoenician women, Jesus now calls the Twelve to Him so that they too can understand Him more clearly. Initially He does a Gallup poll, what is the popular view of Him? Hey, what do people think? The...
by afladmin | Jun 4, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. Mark McDermott Psalm 1 is a short summary of all the psalms – Spoiler Alert!! It sets before us the Two Ways, the way of righteousness that comes from and leads to God, and the way of folly and destruction. (This is also the theme of the...
by afladmin | Jun 4, 2025
By: The Rev. Dr. Mark McDermott The book of Esther is perhaps the least appreciated of all the books in the Bible. It is the story of an attempt by one pagan called Haman to wipe out all the Jews in the Babylonian Empire, and it came within an ace of succeeding....
