This past week in my class, I had a slightly embarrassing moment. I teach adjunct for a local Bible College. This semester I’m teaching the Gospels, the Life of Jesus. In class this past week, we were talking about Matthew 9, verses 9-13. I love this story. I’m very familiar with this story. But thisContinue reading “Why embarrassment is necessary for…Studying Scripture together, Part 1”
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The identity of The Word in… – John 1:1-18, Part 4
Who was God in the skin? In our study of John 1:1-18, we learned in the previous post that John writes in verse 14 that God, who John calls The Word, took on human skin. But John hasn’t told us yet who The Word is, so let me introduce another word. God in the skinContinue reading “The identity of The Word in… – John 1:1-18, Part 4”
Logos, -ologies and The Word – John 1:1-18, Part 2
Just about every business or church or school or sports team has a logo. There is a whole branch of graphic design that is entirely about the creation of logos. You can play phone games that are basically “Guess the Logo” games. They’re fun. You see a picture of a logo, and you try toContinue reading “Logos, -ologies and The Word – John 1:1-18, Part 2”
In the beginning…God had help creating? – John 1:1-18, Part 1
Do you like your skin? Do you feel comfortable in your skin? I mentioned in the preview post here that we are going to talk about Jesus’ skin. I’m sure each of us has thought more than our fair share about our skin. The ways we don’t like it, especially. The blemishes. The wear andContinue reading “In the beginning…God had help creating? – John 1:1-18, Part 1”
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