We are all, every one of us if we’re human, prone to misunderstanding and misinterpretation from time to time. The important thing, and the thing that seems to be often forgotten in our day and age, ...

“Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” (Mk 8,15) At first, the disciples of Christ thought Christ was referring to the fact that they only brought one loaf of ...

In Mark 8:15, Jesus warned His disciples, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” Leaven in Scripture represents influence — especially that which corrupts ...

"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy... " was a timely warning from Jesus Christ to his disciples in ancient Rome. He didn't leave his disciples in the dark over why he handed ...

Jesus speaks of leaven "that makes you grow", but there is also a "bad" leaven that "ruins", which makes it grow "inward". It is that "of the Pharisees, of the doctors of the Law". "The leaven of ...

In the New Testament, Jesus tells his followers to “beware of the leaven of the Pharisees.” Here, Jesus explains leaven is the corrupt teaching of the Pharisees. In 1 Corinthians 5, the Apostle Paul ...

After the stories about the cures of gentiles and the feeding of gentiles, Mark has Jesus return to Israel and Galilee by boat. Jesus’ sudden remark, that his disciples must guard against the leaven ...

Hypocrisy is the leaven that causes men and women to be self-centered and indifferent to the world around them, Pope Francis said. "This leaven is dangerous," the pope said Oct. 19 in his homily ...

It is easy to dress up for the camera and say the right words to the reporter. Think of the many constructive and life-changing contributions on that television show or radio phone-in programme. Just ...

One aspect of the gospels and of Jesus as a teacher is the power of language to transcend the literal meaning of words that reveal a much deeper realm of metaphor and symbol. If we cannot cross this ...