Tag: roman

  • The Gatekeeper & the Shepherds

    Then the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “Behold, another man running by himself.” And the king said, “This one also is bringing good news.” 2 Samuel 18:16 Of Gatekeepers and Watchmen It would have been a Roman Centurion, Roman guards at the gates of first century…

    above the cloudes of heaven a gate of the walled heavenly Jerusalem
  • Your Mistake – You don’t know the Scriptures

    Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT כְּתָב – a writing, document, edict Scriptures, the written word of God First, let’s understand scripture. It’s written down, recorded, a message of importance with authority; but scripture is much more than that. a…

  • Interrupting Jesus 6 – Jesus of Capernaum

    Who are you, really? I was raised in Cortland, Ohio U.S.; therefore you might call me: Roger of Cortland. Yet is that really who I am? No, of course not. I now live somewhere else and who I am or what I do is not related to where I live. We often make a mistake in looking back on the…