Bono and the Pharisees
We’re taking it easy this week. Cindy’s mom is in town, so the boys spend a lot of time with her. Cindy’s dance class is on break, with the performance being over. I, as always, am writing with little to show for it.
We’ve got friends coming soon. Aaron Blue is coming around today to keep things moving for The Charis Project. And the impeccable David Irwin is coming from Nor’n Ire’n for a couple of days, so that’s always a good thing.
Isaac sat down with me this morning, so I told him I’d read him a story. I flipped to the feeding of the 4,000 in Mark, where Jesus miraculously produced food for thousands of people from 7 loaves of bread and a few small fish. Immediately afterwards, Jesus sails to another region where the Pharisees come up to him and say, “So when are we gonna get a sign proving you’re from Heaven?”
Jesus sighs.
I mean seriously, he just did one. It’s like going up to Bono and saying, “You’re a singer, right? Prove it. Play us a song.” And Bono looks at the concert hall behind him, his band members around him, then back at you and says, “No.”
Jesus is like, “You want a miracle? Hang out with me. Something will happen eventually.”
I am impressed that you read the Bible stories to Isaac. I believe that is the way that the Bible becomes a favorite book.
To be honest, this was the first time. I was going to read in the morning when he grabbed my Bible and sat on the chair.
So really, it was Isaac’s initiative :-)
I just got Alyssa a “Beginner’s Bible”, published by ZonderKids. It’s basically the stories of the Bible, in order, with chapter and book references, in easy-to-read language, with pictures. She reads the “Bible” herself now (or rather, we take turns reading a story a night together). I highly recommend it when Isaac and Nathan are a bit older! Isn’t it great when the kids ask to read the Bible?
Love the new look and pictures on the website! Miss you so much. AUNTIE