“Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? (Mark 7:18)

Read: Leviticus 15:1 – 16:28, Mark 7:1-23, Psalm 40:11-17, Proverbs 10:13-14

Relate: Spring is here. Maybe not for you Yankees but those in the South and here in Antep it’s about that time of the year when the snow disappears for good (if it ever came) and it is time to open up those windows and let all the stale air out. It also means we will soon be beginning Lent. Back in the States, being low church protestant, I didn’t really think about that much. However, I did observe it more this past school year and it became a great opener for conversations with Muslim neighbors and coworkers about God. When Muslims would compare it to their Ramadan they were always focused on the food. It’s Lent, why…