Early in the morning Jesus returned to the Temple Mount. It is about a two mile walk from the Mount of Olives to the Temple, down a few hundred feet and then back up. Perhaps Jesus entered through the beautiful eastern or Golden Gate. I picture Jesus strolling through gardens or sitting up on an […]
Monthly Archives: March 2026
Last week, our benediction came from Ephesians 3: Now to the one who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to the power that is at work within us, to God be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Judaism, Christianity, […]
When Jesus heard the news of John’s death, Jesus withdrew in a boat to a deserted place. (Matthew 14) The Gospel of Luke begins in the Temple with John the Baptist’s Father, Zechariah, standing before the altar making that day’s incense offering for the nation. As the fragrant smoke fills the Temple, Zechariah has a […]
Dear Belmonters, On Saturday, February 28, President Trump began a war with Iran. On Sunday, March 1, as we came to the Lord’s Table, I paused and read selections about War and Military Service from our 2024 United Methodist Church Discipline’s Social Principles. “The church deplores war and all other forms of violent conflict and […]
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