Maybe Wednesday before Palm Sunday... As He had done on other occasions, Jesus was able to move through and away without bringing the enemies or crowds along. He likely kept Himself in the midst of the peoples who were excited for Him although for wrong reasons (He to be their king and overthrow Rome). Thus, the Pharisees... Continue Reading →
Possibly on Tuesday before Palm Sunday: Jesus moved down the road to Jerusalem amongst the multitudes going south. As He traveled a young man pulled alongside asking about eternal life. First, Jesus rebuked Him for not giving due honor to God then proceeded to inform the young man that all his ways fell short for he was... Continue Reading →
Maybe Monday before Palm Sunday... Jesus was on His last journey to Jerusalem where He was confronted by Pharisees who mocked Him and He countered with two parables. The Pharisees understood that He had put them in the “reject pile” so they came back with a question about divorce wanting to trap Him and turn the... Continue Reading →
Maybe the Sunday before Palm Sunday: If a Sunday the week before Palm Sunday, then the previous day would have been a Sabbath. It is possible that Jesus attended the synagogue in Capernaum where He had often attended before. Most likely that Sunday Jesus joined the throngs moving to cross the Jordan River to then turn... Continue Reading →
The Feast of Tabernacles in October ended with - they took up stones to throw at Him but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, John 8:59. He likely retired into Perea - an area east of the Jordan River. In December we find Jesus at another Feast in Jerusalem: John 10:22-26, Now it was the Feast... Continue Reading →
From GotQuestions.org Theodicy is a branch of philosophy dealing with the issue of evil in light of the existence of God. If God is just and holy and good, then how do evil and misery exist? That’s the question theodicy wrestles with. History’s most famous statement of the “problem of evil” comes from the ancient Greek philosopher... Continue Reading →
We had a couple visiting in October who were passing through and stayed for our fellowship dinner after the morning service. He had been a pastor for 30 years whose first wife died, and then married a widow whom he had met almost 50 years earlier when they were working in a ministry together as singles. They... Continue Reading →
Idolatry Defined: Miriam-Webster - the worship of a physical object as a god - immoderate attachment or devotion to something. DesiringGod - What is an idol? It is the thing loved or the person loved more than God, wanted more than God, desired more than God, treasured more than God, enjoyed more than God. compellingtruth.org - idolatry is... Continue Reading →
A Standing Stone in the Bible was a marker intended to remind not only the erectors but also future generations of an agreement entered into at that place and time. In my previous Standing Stones Talk musing, I consider the three stones erected by Jacob as a pattern of being introduced to God, facing one’s sin and... Continue Reading →
Genesis 28:18-19, Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel. Jacob had just deceived his father under his mother’s tutorship and received the blessing typically given to the... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 