COME CLOSER! BY REV. ANTHONY L. TRUFANT John 11:17-20, MSG & NRSV NRSV: When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to...
1 Samuel 1:23c-28 | MSG So she did. She stayed home and nursed her son until she had weaned him. 24 Then she took him up to Shiloh, bringing also the makings of a generous sacrificial meal — a prize bull, flour, and wine. The child was so young to be sent off! 25 They...
