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What was John saying in 1:1-2 about the Word (logos)? I, like others, do not think I can capture the Greek concepts in English. I will try, but what I notice is that many commentators get hung up on the individual word issues and miss the broader cultural understanding of speaking that lies behind John’s imagery.Issues“In beginning”: indicating temporality or causali...
I grieve that people are not walking with Jesus because of Christians. I am speaking about something much deeper than political division. I have friends who are atheists or agnostics due to their experience with Christians. Today, again, I met another fine man who is an agnostic. He would like to believe in a God, but because Christians have taught him th...
I have friends struggling with bad dreams. For one person, they go back to his time of service in Vietnam. My friends have memories that have been triggered by recent personal events. I wonder how to pray for my friends. As in their cases, one’s “mind” may be outside of willful control due to the non-conscious release of chemicals that trigger neurologica...
At the inauguration of Jesus’ ministry in Luke (4:14-30), Jesus confronts us – me anyway – with too much. (Detailed discussion follows. One might want to skip to the application.)ProblemIn the typical summary of this text, Jesus, having been well received in other synagogues, comes to his home town of Nazareth and reads the prophetic text of that sabbath (14-21), peo...
