During this season when many Christians have been observing Lent, I have been ruminating on Jesus’ Parable of the Prodigal or Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32). In this, I have been helped by Henri Nouwen’s, The … Love: Acceptance or Forgiveness?Read more
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Wood, Trees, Christmas and Salvation
As far back as Irenaeus of Lyon (AD 120-202) and probably earlier, Christians have drawn parallels between the sin of man having come by means of eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of the … Wood, Trees, Christmas and SalvationRead more
Psalm 2: A Global Perspective
Have you ever been troubled by the fact that Christians fervently pray for a parking spot at a crowded mall on December 24th but don’t pray for those suffering under oppression in North Korea? … Psalm 2: A Global PerspectiveRead more
Recognizing the Risen Lord: Part 2
In the first of this series, “Recognizing the Risen Lord,” I argued that the earliest disciples recognized Jesus as the risen Lord by identifying him with the crucified Christ. I concluded that the fact … Recognizing the Risen Lord: Part 2Read more
Recognizing the Risen Lord: Part 1
How did the first disciples of Jesus recognize him as the risen Lord? The answer is by recognizing him as the crucified Christ. The question is not an inconsequential detail of biblical trivia. The … Recognizing the Risen Lord: Part 1Read more
