Tag: scriptures

  • a Common Era Contrition for Lent – Ash and dust

    the path of contrition “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Gospel of John 14:6 Introduction by the author The liturgical season of Lent although having no Biblical requirement has always been a reflective time for me. I have provided some glances back…

    garden in darkness
  • Letters from Proselytes of Galatia to Paul 

    Premise: The Apostle Paul likely received one or several letters to which the Apostle responds with Epistles to several churches and certain important persons. Who wrote to the Apostle Paul? Think about this — Paul and other Apostles come into your town or city, proclaim some Good News, build a church of Christ followers, establish…

    Galatia map with its capitol Pisidian Antioch
  • Jews in Berea receive and believe the Gospel

    What do Christians mean when they call themselves Bereans? Berean Bible Believer Are YOU one? No doubt you have your own imagery. (Let’s set our pictures of the past aside for a moment and go straight to the source – THE BIBLE – for some context of Paul’s visit to Berea.) Acts of the Apostles…

    Google Earth map of mountains near Berea, Macedonia, Greece. Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Acts 17:11 NIV