Read Mark 7-8:10

This is the passage about the Pharisees being very legalistic. One significant phrase in here is "they found fault". Dad pointed out that there is a danger for any Christian to make up their own little code system and impose it on others and become judgemental. We must all guard against this. Putting the traditions of man higher than the Word of God is what gets us into trouble. And remember- what comes out of a man's heart is what defiles the man.

Next there are 3 incidents with Jesus. We talked about whether or not Jesus was being harsh with the Greek woman. But He was sent to the give the good news to the Jews first, and then the Gentiles. Jesus healing the deaf and mute man reminded dad of the song, "Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing"- the last verse, which he always liked. The city mentioned, Dalmanutha, is not known today, but was probably a port city which is now under water. And lastly, we have another episode of Jesus feeding the multitudes. Paul made an interesting observation- when the passages say how many
baskets were left over, it could have been a measurement of volume, and may not have meant that they had the actual baskets lying there to fill. Why would they have had those baskets anyway, if they didn't have any wares?
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Dad's joke in response to Paul's background check for his job:

Mom: I'd think that your background is clear.
Paul: Most of my life I was a minor.
Dad: Are you sure you don't have any "cave-ins" in your background?