Kings and Prophets

The texts for Sunday, February 15, 2014 (Transfiguration Sunday):  2 Kings 2:1–12; Psalm 50:1–6; 2 Corinthians 4:3–6; and Mark 9:2–9 “Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.”  – 2 Kings 2:1 You would think that a biblical book entitled “Kings” mightContinueContinue reading “Kings and Prophets”

Moving on—Tears allowed

The texts for Sunday, February 19, 2012: 2 Kings 2:1–12, Psalm 50:1–6, 2 Corinthians 4:3–6, Mark 9:2–9 “But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.” – 2 Kings 2:12b So, the story goes that Elisha was plowing his field and the prophet Elijah came along and threw hisContinueContinue reading “Moving on—Tears allowed”