A Few Thoughts on John’s Baptism
As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not... Read more
Category: Writing
The Signs of the Cross (Part 3)
Here are parts 1 and 2: The Resurrection The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and... Read more
The Resurrection of Jesus (March 28 – April 3, 2021)
The Resurrection of Jesus “Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ... Read more
The Signs of the Cross (Part 2)
The closest background to our passage is in OT descriptions of “the day of the Lord,” which seem to envisage an obscuration that affects the... Read more
The Signs of the Cross (Part 1)
Recently, my friend Dr. William Bell did a video on the signs surrounding the Cross. I haven’t listened to the video yet, but I was... Read more
Justin Martyr, Trypho, and the Resurrection
The following quotation is taken from a conversation between Justin Martyr and Trypho that can be found in Dialogue of Justin with Trypho, a Jew... Read more
Love Rather than Integrity
Love allows for not insisting on one’s own integrity at the expense of the unity of the community. Stendahl, Krister. Paul among Jews and Gentiles... Read more
Guilty of the Whole Law (March 21-27, 2021)
Guilty of the Whole Law “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all” (James 2:10).... Read more
Is God like Santa Claus?
He’s making a list, And checking it twice; Gonna find out Who’s naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when... Read more
If I Surrender My Body to Be Burned
And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love,... Read more