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Here in the KC area and across the Midwestern States we’ve experienced quite an interesting Palm Sunday this weekend. We are at the tail end of blizzard-like snow conditions and it’s the end of March! I’ve done my fair share of grumbling about this crumby start for spring. (I think Punxatawney Phil was phoning it […]
Every Christian has a binding call to discipleship; that is to study, attempt to understand and follow the teachings of Christ Jesus. That call can be lived out in many ways. Some undertake missionary service, pastoral occupation or simply devote themselves daily in prayer and reading of scripture. For the laity, discipleship can be […]
Discussions of the Genesis creation account almost always lead to questions. The most common question is, “why are there two stories of creation?” To understand this we have to first take a look at the commonly accepted timeline for the writing of Genesis and its authorship. CREATION I – Genesis 1:1-2:3 There is no way of […]
Hello All, I haven’t posted in nearly two years now! Eeeek! “Bad Blogger!” I’ve had several encounters and conversations in the last month that have led to some deep research. It has occurred to me that I need to be documenting my findings / explanations / opinions. So here I am again. I hope you […]
A few weeks ago a member of my small group raised an interesting question regarding Psalm 51:11 and it’s reference to the holy spirit. It is easy for us to breeze right past such references when we are so used to the language of the New Testament and even sometimes (regretably) take the presence of ‘the Helper,’ God‘s […]
Watching the end of “The Ten Commandments” tonight I am reminded of the parallels between this epic and Jesus’ Passion. Moses faithfully led the Israelites to freedom… although not without a price. The Israelites were under the Old Covenant. They failed time after time to obey, to have faith, to follow without prejudice or condition. […]
Epiphany is coming up this Wednesday, January 6. It will be observed in most churches this Sunday, January 3. The significance of this Sunday continues the Christmas story. We take a look at the ‘Magi’ or Wise Men who visited Jesus. So why would we talk about the Wise Men when Christmas is past. Matthew […]
The Question In the course of some research, I came across the following two items. The first is a statement from The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church regarding the place of science in religion and of religion in science. The second is a commentary published by the United Methodist News Service (although not […]
This morning I was asked a question that has quite a complex answer and required researching several different sources. I thought I’d share the answer with you, as I found it to be particularly enlightening. The question was regarding David’s anointment as the future King of Israel in 1 Samuel 16:1-13: “Why are people always anointed using […]
Bible Rocks – Scriptural Foundations – Episode 2 – 17 min 35 sec https://ddub74.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/1samuel10.mp3 Scripture and Commentary Podcast Samuel annoints Saul and he is chosen as Israel’s King. Interesting juxtaposition of Saul’s reluctance to receive his crown while, in later chapters, Saul hunts David, to protect his crown and out of jealousy for the favor he is receiving […]