Tag: Jesus

  • Ghosts of Christmas’ Past

    We are of course familiar with the image of ghosts of Christmas’ past thanks to Charles Dickens, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ penned in A.D. 1843. Dickens points toward a morality of generosity during a great 19th century division between a well-off gentry class and the working poor. Even today his theme of the repentance of Scrooge…

    Much has changed in Christianity and Church jargon since the 19th and 29th centuries. Tuesday, December 27, 2011: Ghost of Christmas Past This is a photograph that hangs inside Trinity depicting one of my predecessors on the front steps on a snowy day about a hundred years ago, 1872 church.
  • Paul a Prophet Sent out by Jesus

    Great Prophets and Signs from God Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” Gospel of Luke 7:16 ESV A great prophet among us Before we look at an extraordinary sign in Troas suggesting that Paul is also a Prophet of…

    Who is the true prophet of the LORD God? The one who speaks and reveals truth in fear of God to speak for Him.
  • ‘You’re NOT MY Father!’ – the prodigal C.E. Evangelical

    ‘You’re not my father,’ the young woman yelled at the top of her voice as her mother tried to take control of the situation. (The prodigal teen might just as well been a son rejecting the authority of his father.) Our Family Prodigal Most Christians are no doubt familiar with the scenario of Jesus’ parable…

    father talking to son