Aug 19, 2012 | Sunday Scriptures
OKAY, OKAY – SO WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO to get an A in your super course, prof? … Is it too farfetched to see the young man in [reference-pericope]Matthew 19:16-26[/reference-pericope] as an exuberant adolescent bursting upon the scene who wants to sew up this heaven...
Nov 27, 2011 | Sunday Scriptures
THE GOSPELS TELL US LITTLE about the man who approached Jesus to learn how to attain eternal life. Luke (18:18-27) calls him “a ruler;” Matthew (19:16-26) describes him as “a young man.” Both agree that he was rich. He was not willing to abandon his status and his...
Jan 16, 2011 | Sunday Scriptures
“WHAT MUST I DO TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE?” This question is posed by a young Jewish leader whom Jesus meets on His way to Jerusalem. At first glance it seems a reasonable inquiry, one that many people would still ask today. Tell me what prayer to say, what shrine to...
