A Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint
I will confess, I struggled with this Sunday’s sermon. How could I possibly be pontificating about the deeper systematic theology of Justification in this passage, in a time of this many crises. Urgent and pressings...
in Luke
Peace, Division and True Community
In this section of Luke Jesus is talking to His disciples and the crowds. Verse 49 reads, “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it was already kindled!” Biblical scholars...
in Miracles
Jesus Feeds the 5,000+
I like to refer to this story as “Jesus Feeds the 5000+”. It’s not as catchy a name or convenient a number, but the bible records that the 5,000 number was just counting the men...
The covenant, relevancy, and purpose of the commandments
Here, in Exodus 19, we see the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sanai, having just arrived at Mt. Sanai. The pattern of the narrative lectionary that Pastor John is following and the central...