Forgetting what really matters ∙∙

Forgetting what really matters ∙∙ I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings. – Hosea 6:6 Hosea 6:1-6 1 Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces; now, he will heal us. He has injured us; now,Continue reading “Forgetting what really matters ∙∙”

Shibboleths ∙∙

Shibboleths ∙∙ And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.” – Isaiah 29:13 Matthew 15:1-9 1 Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law had arrived fromContinue reading “Shibboleths ∙∙”