Yes. Jesus Had Female Disciples
Friday/May/2013 11:33
Some helpful remarks from John P. Meier’s book A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (Volume 3: Companions and Competitors). Read More...Comments
Notes on Colossians 1:24
Friday/April/2013 11:49
"I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church." Read More...A Forgiving God
Thursday/April/2013 08:36
Reflections and a Prayer on Psalms 25:11, 12.The Paths of the Lord
Thursday/April/2013 09:50
Reflections and a Prayer on Psalm 25:8-10Notes on John 10:22-30
Wednesday/April/2013 14:44
This is a continuation of Jesus’ claim to be the Good Shepherd. This incident comments on the material that appears in the first part of this chapter. Read More...Maddox: Scripture and the Analogy of Faith
Monday/April/2013 17:07
Randy Maddox on John Wesley’s principles for interpreting Scripture.Notes on Amos 3:9-15
Thursday/March/2013 15:47
The prophet calls the surrounding nations to witness against YHWH's Chosen People. Read More...Leave Her Alone (John 12:7)
Wednesday/March/2013 10:05
"Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial." Read More...Notes on Amos 3:3-8
Tuesday/February/2013 11:40
The opening verses of chapter 3 identify the people against whom Amos is prophesying: "the whole family that [God] brought up out of the land of Egypt." Now, in verses 3-8, Amos talks about his own role as a prophet. Read More...Notes on Luke 4:1-13
Thursday/February/2013 08:19
I really like the way Luke tells the story of Jesus’ temptation. Notes on Amos 3:1, 2
Friday/February/2013 16:12
It is amazing how self-critical the Hebrew Scriptures are. They do not glorify the nation or it's heroes. The nation's critics were remembered — they were remembered as prophets who told them, in advance, of the danger that lay ahead for them. Read More...It Matters What God You Trust
Thursday/January/2013 11:16
Reflections and a Prayer on Psalm 115:8, 9: There is a profound thought here: we become like the God we trust. Read More...T. C. Moore: The Father Heart of God: Setting the Lonely in Families
Tuesday/January/2013 14:43
A Guest blog by T. C. Moore. “But … God … twelve years ago, broke into my life like a home invasion, rescued me, and revealed himself to me. God showed himself to be my true home, my true family. God offered me unconditional love and a new mission to demonstrate that love to the world.” Read More...More Notes on Colossians 1:21-23.
Wednesday/December/2012 18:03
Nice little sermon outline from yesterday’s post, huh? Yes, but it’s missing something. At the time, I was very consciously leaving out point #5: The Means of Reconciliation. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:21-23.
Tuesday/December/2012 14:45
The apostle Paul has been emphasizing the greatness of Christ. The verses just before this speak of Christ as the Head of the Church. Paul now personalizes the message: reminding his readers of the way Christ has changed their lives: reconciling them to God. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:18-20
Wednesday/November/2012 11:05
By virtue of his resurrection, Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church. Notes on Colossians 1:16,17
Tuesday/November/2012 09:40
Christ does not belong to us alone. Christ is the Savior of all. Christ is not only found within. Christ is found all around. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:15
Wednesday/November/2012 10:46
In his rebuttal to the Colossian "worship of angels", the apostle Paul directs his readers’ attention to Jesus Christ. Christ is the focus of our faith. Read More...Notes on Amos 2:6-16
Monday/November/2012 18:07
The real heart of Amos' prophecies was his message to the people of the northern kingdom of Israel (sometimes also called Ephraim, after its dominant tribe). Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:13, 14
Tuesday/October/2012 11:44
The apostle’s prayer is followed by a statement about the Gospel’s effect on his readers’ lives. Read More...Notes on Amos 2:1-5
Thursday/October/2012 14:31
Amos continues his prophecies against the nations in this chapter. This is where the prophecy takes a dramatic turn. Read More...Notes on Amos 1:3-15
Monday/October/2012 14:19
Amos the prophet was certain that there was a God to whom the nations must give account. There was a moral judge of the world. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:9-12 - Part 3
Friday/September/2012 11:46
And, now, having gotten preliminary issues out of the way, some comments on the text of the prayer itself…. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:9-12 - Part 2
Thursday/September/2012 11:46
Prayer is at the foundation of all church renewal. We are regularly encouraged to pray. Before we need new ideas and quick-fix solutions, we need prayer. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:9-12 - Part 1
Monday/September/2012 08:21
And, at this point, we come to one of the features of this letter that has always fascinated me. Read More...The NT Authors' Intentions
Monday/September/2012 13:57
The New Testament writers would not have been able to be able to envision the New Testament as we currently have it, but they were convinced they were delivering authoritative teaching.Read More...
On the Colossian Heresy
Monday/September/2012 10:16
Some thoughts about the teachings Paul opposes in the letter to the Colossians. Read More...Notes on Amos 1:2
Saturday/September/2012 11:52
There is a lion roaring, but only the prophet can hear."I Am" Passages in the New Testament
Wednesday/September/2012 07:59
In one of the churches I pastored, I led a series of brief Lenten studies on the "I am" sayings in the Gospel of John. In preparation for this, I did a search to find how many sayings like this there really were. I was a bit surprised how many I found. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:3-8
Monday/September/2012 09:44
It was characteristic of Paul to begin his letters words of encouragement and congratulation. Read More...Reflections on the Song of Solomon
Wednesday/September/2012 09:10
“Notes on Amos 1:1
Tuesday/September/2012 11:37
The very opening words of the book of the prophet Amos raise a question for me. The question is this: Who Speaks for God? Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:2
Monday/August/2012 15:45
As the apostle turns to the next part of his greeting — again nothing unusual here at all — he expresses his view of who the Colossian Christians are. Read More...Notes on Colossians 1:1
Monday/August/2012 10:16
These verses are our first glimpse, in this letter, of the author and his message. Read More...Introduction to Colossians
Friday/August/2012 13:31
I'm not sure how I first got interested in Paul's letter to the Colossians, but it is a part of the Scriptures to which I keep returning. Read More...A Few Notes on Isaiah 6:1-3
Friday/June/2012 15:32
A few comments on Isaiah 6:1-3: this text comes up fairly often in the Lectionary. Read More...Gethsemane
Sunday/April/2012 18:29
There is something mysterious about Jesus' struggle in the Garden of Gethsemane. There was a depth of suffering there that is impossible to imagine. Read More...Melchizedek
Tuesday/March/2012 18:03
Plowing through all the nonsense that has been written about the figure of Melchizedek in the book of Hebrews. Read More...Old Testament Foundations
Tuesday/February/2012 09:44
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Friday/February/2012 11:55
Thoughts appropriate to Lent from the book of Revelation.Should We Take the Bible Literally?
Wednesday/February/2012 12:11
People sometimes say they take the Bible literally. Some say they don’t take it literally. What on earth do people mean when they say things like that? Read More...Adam Clarke on Luke 2:15-21
Monday/December/2011 12:12
Adam Clarke’s Commentary on Luke 2:15-21.
