On September 29th, we at SOTHLC celebrated St. Michael and All Angels. The name Michael means “Who is like God?” The Old Testament book of Daniel mentions Michael (Daniel 12:1), as […]
Hosea, Lesson 3: Being a Prostitute and Loving It unto Death
October 2, 2013 by
Hosea had to buy back his wife (as if he were paying for her services as a prostitute). Hosea provides us a picture of what God does: He buys us […]
Revelation 12:7-12, Matthew 18:11: St. Michael and All Angels
September 29, 2013 by
The high and mighty of this world see no need for angels. After all, they have the money to hire their own protection. They can rely on their own, and […]
Exodus, Lesson 11: God Begins Formalizing His [Old] Covenant with His People
September 28, 2013 by
Last week, through Aaron and Hur holding up Moses’ arms and Jethro telling Moses that he couldn’t do everything, we learned that Moses needed assistants to help him. We now […]
Hosea, Lesson 2: 2:2-4:8
September 25, 2013 by
Last week, Hosea criticized Israel (the 10 northern tribes) because they had abandoned Yahweh, the true God. He smacked them with God’s Law and said they were no longer the […]
Luke 14:1-11: Is is Lawful to Heal on the Sabbath or not?
September 23, 2013 by
“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” Jesus asked a simple question in a simple, straightforward way. Jesus wasn’t using tricky language or imagery. “Is it lawful […]
Exodus, Lesson 10: God Begins to Formalize Structure
September 21, 2013 by
Last week, we learned how God rescued the Israelites time after time. He brought them through the waters of the “Reed Sea” (which may be the today’s Red Sea), turned […]
Hosea, Lesson 1: Introduction, A Prophet and a Prostitute
September 18, 2013 by
Hosea is the first book of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Old Testament, often called “The Twelve.” The Old Testament Apocrypha book of Sirach says this about the Minor […]
Exodus, Lesson 9: Rescue, Rescue, and Rescue
September 18, 2013 by
Last week, we finished with the Israelites hemmed in by the sea on one side, with Pharaoh and his army on the other. Moses then told the Israelites not to […]
1 Kings 17:17-24: You Also Live
September 16, 2013 by
The local, evening news tells us of two shootings in a large city. We listen with half an ear to the first report. It involves a street corner, a drug […]
