One of the distinguishing discussions today in Pauline studies is whether or not Paul was a “supersessionist,” and the issue is Paul thought the church “replaced” Israel in such a way that now God no longer worked with Israel but with the church. To get ahold of this one means knowing how the whole Bible is to be read when we see that word “fulfillment.” At the ground level it has to do with how Torah observant “messianic Christians” are... Read more
Logos often contain hidden symbols and messages. Do you see the arrow in the FedEx logo? Or the “31” (flavors) in Baskin Robbins? Read more
By Jeff Cook Nerd out with me, and watch the video above. I resonated with these observations and found that all four apply well to why we love the Bible and how we should read it. Rule #1: The setting is the frontier. Star Wars doesn’t happen in the city. It doesn’t happen in parliament, or in the library. It happens out here away from civilization amidst smugglers and bounty hunters. Star Wars is a western and it’s set in... Read more
Here’s the argument: we are born with an ache and yearning to find love in the unconditional love of God, and we find this yearning in our desire for “more” and the idea of Sehnsucht; this yearning is to enter into the love of God — the trinitarian community love of Father, Son and Spirit; this love is seen most clearly in the cross of Christ — Calvary; in that revelation we see pure divine love for us. Yet, our... Read more
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From International Herald Tribune: Hand in hand as many as 200-300 people formed a human chain outside the St Anthony’s Church adjacent to the District Police Lines at the Empress Road, in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Peshawar church attack two weeks back, which resulted in over a 100 deaths. The twin suicide attack on All Saints church occurred after Sunday mass ended and is believed to be the country’s deadliest attack on Christians. Standing in the small courtyard... Read more
Wonderful post from Fr Rob: In short, God wants me to be a good dad. And good dad’s don’t play mind games with their wives and their children. They are generous in expressing love and affection, and they “use their words”. They don’t leave their daughters with any question at all of where they stand in their father’s heart. And so for the last weeks while my daughter were home, I did my best to let go of the curmudgeon... Read more
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Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Read more
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