I wish everyone blessings on this glorious Resurrection Sunday. He has risen! He has risen indeed! Mark tells us that after the Sabbath, when the sun had risen, that Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went to the tomb where the body of Jesus was laid. They asked themselves, “Who will roll … Continue reading Easter Sunday 2023: He has Risen!
Where is your faith? Jesus Stills the Storm
Nature has forces that must never be trifled. Where I live, storms raised the water level in the local creeks, which spill onto the streets. The rushing currents are strong enough to uproot trees. All sorts of refuse washes downstream. I have even spotted a bodyboard stuck in the mud. Who rides a bodyboard in … Continue reading Where is your faith? Jesus Stills the Storm
Who are the blessed? Beatitudes and Woes From Jesus
Who are the blessed? The word “blessed” generally refers to being a “privileged recipient of divine favor.” [1] Conversely, an experience of “woe” is “pain or displeasure,” so the exclamation in the midst of crisis, “alas!” [2] Well, some might suppose the blessed are those who got it made. They have money to pay the … Continue reading Who are the blessed? Beatitudes and Woes From Jesus
If God exists, why Doesn’t He Show Himself?
“If God was one of us” from the old tune “One of Us” ponders nothing about religion per se, but of experiences that rattle one’s worldview. Happenings that alter our basic perception of ultimate reality. But what if God stood next to you, would you notice? Would you care? Would you be pleased or appalled? … Continue reading If God exists, why Doesn’t He Show Himself?
The Son of God battles Satan in the Desert: Jesus’ Temptation
Temptation of Christ-Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld, 1860 Luke tells us that “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil” (Lk. 4:1-2).[1] The very idea of Jesus experiencing temptation invokes the question: Did Jesus Christ really experience … Continue reading The Son of God battles Satan in the Desert: Jesus’ Temptation
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