Cassini-Huygens Pictures

I will use a number of standard references, and will cite them in brackets [] by abbreviation. I list the references I expect to cite regularly in the list below. I will expand this list as I work. In cases of lexicons, dictionaries and commentaries, where the particular reference is quite obvious, I will just…

Easter Sunday offers us an opportunity to meditate on the joy hope of restoration and renewal.  Not only do we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus in the past (John 20:1-18, Luke 24:1-12), and look forward to the resurrection in the future (1 Corinthians 15:19-26), but we can also celebrate the current renewal of salvation in…

This is the relevant presentation from my audio series on the gospel of John for Epiphany 1B.  Though the scripture reading ends at verse 41, the presentation covers the transition from the baptism to the wedding feast at Cana.  {audio}2-1-baptism_to_ministry.mp3{/audio}

My pastor preached from the gospel lesson, Matthew 25:31-46 this past Sunday, and reminded me of something important.  Though this is called a parable, it is really much more of an apocalyptic vision, presenting the scene of judgment day. Besides the differences in the way one would understand a vision and a parable, this provides…