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February 26, 2023
Reflection Questions: The Quest for the Divine Presence 3: The Covering
Although the ‘goat hair’ covering is depicted here as light with black ribbing, scholars almost universally understand it to be made of black goat hair.
February 19, 2023
Reflection Questions: The Quest for the Divine Presence 2: The Christian Life as Tabernacle-Walking
February 12, 2023
Reflection Questions: Losing Sight of God’s Presence
Left: William Blake, The Angels Hovering Over the Body of Christ in the Sepulchre, 1805 Right: Ark of the Covenant, Abrahamic Study Hall, (c) 2021, P. Maxwell
February 05, 2023
Reflection Questions: Pantocrator Provocateur
January 29, 2023
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
January 22, 2023
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 1 Luther, Martin, Luther’s Works (American Edition),...
January 15, 2023
Reflecting on Seven Declarations for a Troubled Soul.
Genesis 28:15,16 15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16 Then Jacob...
January 08, 2023
John 8:12a
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.” The first, John’s insert, is a ‘behind-the-scenes’ account of what’s happening with the Sanhedrin: they want Jesus arrested (7:40-52). The second, not...
December 29, 2022
John 7:10-13
After his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. 11 The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” 12 And there...
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April 2023
Discipleship
Reflection Questions – The Quest for the Divine Presence 8: ‘Trampling Underfoot the Son of God’ – The Literal Blood of Jesus, Part 2
Greetings Church! As we’ve been studying the Blood of Jesus together in our worship services, I’m presenting some reflection questions that consider Jesus’ Blood in light of some of the themes we looked at during...
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April 2023
Greetings Church! The questions I’ll present over the next few weeks will look at some of the themes we encountered in the Holy Week messages when we had no questions. May these questions help us...
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Today is Holy Saturday. Our Lord’s body is in the tomb, but His soul is in the realm of the dead making a victorious proclamation. At last the saved dead – waiting since Adam –...
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Today is Good Friday – an exhausting day. While we remember it as the day that our Lord was crucified, it’s important to remember that the Jews reckoned the beginning of a new day at...
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Today, Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of the Triduum or the “three days.” Earlier this same day the Lord Jesus had instructed His disciples to prepare for what would be a distressing and holy meal,...
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Today is Holy Wednesday (reckoned from Tuesday evening to Wednesday evening). There is no mention in Scripture of what Jesus did on the Wednesday of His final week. This day has often been called “Spy...
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April 2023