Jesus was not born in a stable—and it really does matter!
Nov 27, 2024 · The third issue relates to our understanding, or rather ignorance, of (you guessed it) the historical and social context of the story. In the first place, it would be unthinkable that Joseph, returning to his place of ancestral origins, would not have been received by family members, even if they were not close relatives.
The word of the Lord to John the Baptist in Luke 3 video discussion
Dec 2, 2024 · This Sunday’s gospel lectionary reading for Advent 2 in Year C is Luke 3.1–6, the location and opening of John the Baptist’s ministry. We will hear more about the content of John’s ministry next week; for now, we are just given the setting. But this setting tells us a huge amount about the gospel. The
Life & Ministry - Psephizo
Dec 11, 2024 · John Root offers his analysis of the recent report: ‘Behind the Stained Glass: A Report on the participation of UK Minoritised Ethnic People in the Ministry and Leadership of the Church of England’, written for the Racial Justice Commission of the Church of England by Professor Paul Miller and associates of the Institute for Educational and Social Equity.
Justin Welby, the Makin Report, and the Truth | Psephizo
Nov 9, 2024 · According to Makin’s research, in the summer of 1975 both Justin Welby and John Smyth attended the Summer Iwerne Camp.They did so again the following summer, and the summer after that. The next year, 1978, Justin Welby is lodging with Mark Ruston and Makin details that he was overheard having a “grave” conversation with Ruston, about John Smyth, whilst lodging with him.
Challenging Christmas myths on shepherds, swaddling, and
Dec 19, 2022 · 1. The Shepherds were not poor outcasts. American author Randy Alcorn (who has written quite a good book on the subject of heaven) has written a book chapter and an online article about the poverty and status of the shepherds as poor outcasts:. In Christ’s day, shepherds stood on the bottom rung of the Palestinian social ladder.
Understanding Jesus’ Beatitudes in Matthew 5 | Psephizo
Oct 31, 2023 · The gospel lectionary reading for All Saints' Day in Year A is Matthew 5.1–12, which is mostly composed of the set sayings of Jesus known as the Beatitudes, a name derived from the Latin translation of the opening term of each, 'blessed' or 'happy'. (If you are using the alternative reading for the Fourth Sunday
Why does eschatology matter? - Psephizo
Oct 8, 2024 · Mark Bonnington writes: Faith hope and love are the three cardinal (or primary) virtues in the Christian faith.As Paul the Apostle wrote: ‘Faith; hope; love; these three endure’ ‘but the least understood is hope.’ Actually, that last bit is a quote from the late, great, Baptist preacher David Pawson—a gloss on 1 Corinthians 13 that I have never forgotten.
Three Christmas myths: on shepherds, swaddling and support
Dec 24, 2021 · 1. The Shepherds were not poor outcasts. American author Randy Alcorn (who has written quite a good book on the subject of heaven) has written a book chapter and an online article about the poverty and status of the shepherds as poor outcasts:. In Christ’s day, shepherds stood on the bottom rung of the Palestinian social ladder.
Is Luke 21 about the Second Coming—or something else? video …
Nov 25, 2024 · The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 1 in Year C is Luke 21.25–36, from this gospel’s version of what is often called the ‘Little Apocalypse’. As usual, we need to read on to put this text in its context to understand both the text itself and how it compares with its parallels in Mark
Seven surprising things about the Good Samaritan in Luke 10
Jul 4, 2022 · There are things to note about the differences here. As is common, Mark’s account of the opening dialogue is longer and more detailed than either Luke or Matthew; Mark includes the introduction to the Shema from Deut 6.4 that Jesus quotes, and Jesus goes on to commend the ‘lawyer’ and note that he is ‘not far from the kingdom of God.’ [We need to note the quite different sense of ...