Holy Moses! The first surprise in this passage from Deuteronomy is that the biblical lawgiver par excellence is also the prototypical prophet. In 21st-century America, prophets are not so easily ...
Today’s readings: Deuteronomy 18, 15-20; 1 Corinthians 7, 32-35; Mark 1, 21-28. Today’s gospel narrative of Jesus shutting out an unclean spirit in the synagogue who felt threatened by his presence ...