Tax Day with Scripture

Matthew 22:15-22 (New International Version)
Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him [Jesus] in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?"

"Caesar's," they replied.

Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

Source:  Bible Gateway.com

Photo and Quote: Israel and Palestine

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." ~James Baldwin (American writer)




Jan. 7, 2009 - Palestinian Death Toll at 680; Israel Death Toll at 10
Photo source: (AP) www1.whdh.com

Photo & Scripture

Proverbs 25:14: (King James Version)
"Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain."

"Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give."

(New International Version)

Photo: I snapped this photo last friday. These are clouds over D.C. near Georgetown.