A third century historian wrote these words about those who followed Jesus somewhere around the year 250. “Christians cannot be distinguished from the rest of humanity by country, language or custom. They do not separate themselves into cities of their own; they use no special language, nor do they follow an eccentric pattern of life. […]

I have told you many times – how and in what ways the Gospel of John is different. In John’s gospel the disciples do not approach Jesus and say, “Rabbi, teach us to pray.” There is no Lord’s Prayer recorded in John. No, Our Father… The closest we come to it – is this High […]

People (as you know) can be very opinionated. When it comes to an opinion – everyone seems to have one, but not everybody shares theirs. “Some opinions” are better kept buried within…left unspoken…unstated. The problem with opinions of course is, they are “a view” or “a judgment” about something – but they are not necessarily […]

I ran across this Greek word this week, the word being “monai.” It seems that the word “monai” was originally associated with caravans… The caravan that I am talking about was not made by Dodge, Nissan or Chevrolet. Rather the “monai” that I am referring to usually consisted of a group of people or animals […]

Let’s talk about the “Good Shepherd” … just for a little bit… When it comes to Jesus as the “Gate” of the sheepfold… This goes all the way back in time…to the day and the time… When out in the hinterlands… The shepherds would take their sheep to graze and to water them… Often times […]

Fill in the blank: “Life is ___________” Survey says – the number one answer is… “A Bowl of cherries” Some would say, “difficult,” “a rat-race,” “a series of choices”, “life is what you make of it,” “life is the weekend,” “life is a paycheck,” “life is one big party…” Forrest Gump said, “Life is like […]

Wow, this all sounds – way too familiar. Let’s see: The event is on a Sunday, and it involves the interpreting of Scriptures, furthermore there is proclamation or proclaiming the word, and then, finally there is the sacrament, the Eucharist, Holy Communion, the Lord’s Supper, the Last Supper, the Agape meal – itself – the […]