Isaiah 11:1-10 1: But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. Isaiah does not claim that “from the roots of David a bud shall blossom.” Why not? Because while David started off acting righteously, he was eventually corrupted- remember the whole episode with sending Uriah […]
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Your Call to Speak Truth
“For I know the plans I have for you… plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.” ~ Jeremiah 28:10 What are those plans? God lays them out in our Baptism. When we are baptized, we are baptized to join in Christ’s mission as “priest, prophet […]
Why the Mary Workshop?
Children grow up at kitchen tables. Just think of the many things that happen at your kitchen table: holiday meals, homework, injury treatment, baking bread or cookies, birthday parties, driving permit study-ing, friendships, heartbreak. That piece of furniture is the heart of the home. Jesus grew up at a kitchen table. He learned how to […]