After his resurrection from the dead Jesus met his disciples in Galilee. While Matthew specifically mentions the eleven, this mountain in Galilee may also be the place where 500 of Jesus’ brethren saw him at once (Matthew 28:16-20 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-11). The eleven worshiped [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Messiah’
November 14, 2007
Hermeneutics: Interpretation and Keeping Away from Idolatry
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols (1 John 5:21, ESV). It’s an abrupt and provocative ending to the Apostle John’s letter. It must be especially important. John wrote to Christians who were delivered from pagan idolatry. Yet he knew from his own heritage, how hard it was for the Hebrews to [...]
September 11, 2007
Reviving the Restoration Movement, VII
URGENCY OF REVIVAL
It is 9/11, six years later. The day of 9/10/2001 I woke up with the refrain of “Across the Universe”, a Beatles’ song in my mind. The refrain was, “Nothing’s gonna change my world”. The tune stuck in [...]
May 4, 2007
Making Divine Stew from Stone Soup
Stone Soup is a child’s story that has a few different versions, but the gist and main lesson of the story is the same. One version I like is about three soldiers passing through a village after a time of war when food was scarce and people were suspicious. The villagers refused to provide the [...]
