Jesus in the Tabernacle

Reblogged from Jez Taylor. Reflections from the Book of Exodus Exodus is one of those books that doesn’t get a lot of airtime in churches; the passages that do are the stories of Moses’ birth, his escape, the plagues, Passover, crossing the Red Sea, and the golden calf. That already seems a lot, and plenty …

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The Letters of John – A Short Reflection.

Church tradition from the earliest days of Christianity has ascribed these letters to John, commonly believed to be the apostle John—one of Jesus’ chosen twelve, the son of Zebedee, and “the disciple whom Jesus loved” of John’s gospel. But there’s a problem. Neither the text of the gospel nor that of the letters bears John’s …

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Bethlehem this Christmas – A Poem.

Here’s a reflective poem about Bethlehem at Christmas during times of war. May the spirit of peace and resilience be with all those touched by conflict. A view of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church's Nativity scene in Bethlehem. Last year, (2023), it portrayed a baby Christ born under rubble and wrapped up in a Palestinian …

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Second Letter of Peter – A Short Reflection…

Following on from my reflection on Peter's first letter published last month... 5th December 2024 Who Wrote the Book of 2 Peter?  Christian tradition states that the Apostle Peter authored 2 Peter, his second letter to church communities in Asia Minor.  Context  The events in 2 Peter occur in the Roman province of Asia Minor. The …

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