Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Wednesday

Oil or wine on the menu today. Today’s scripture is a perfect example of the “oil and wine” that our Lord mixes in His teachings to us, which I have mentioned many times, and just recently in the blog. “Oil” is the soothing teachings of Christ, which are meant to console and comfort us, to… Continue reading Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Wednesday

Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Thursday

Why did our Lord curse the fig tree? Nothing that our Lord did was superfluous, or unplanned. He cursed a barren fig tree precisely to give an opportunity the following day to teach us about faith. Isn’t is marvelous how the Lord so often did not directly answer a question, but instead used it as… Continue reading Thoughts on the Holy Scripture -32nd Week After Pentecost – Thursday