When thinking of “confessions,” one could go in several directions. I think of criminal confessions, where someone “fesses up” to some wrongdoing. In crime dramas, it’s the turning point; the cathartic “We got ‘im! Bring ‘im in!” moment. Sometimes, confessions are false, and the supposed criminal has been coerced into saying something untrue. It reminds … Continue reading Making a Good Confession
The Way of Christ began as a Jewish movement. Not, of course, in the sense that it was a splinter of Judaism (Act 24:5, 28:22), but that it first and foremost reached to Jewish audiences as the culmination of the Jewish system. On this topic, Paul gives his defense at his trial. “But this I … Continue reading The Gentile Condition
Admiting to someone that you were wrong can be hard to do. Pride is a jealous friend and it doesn’t like you wandering off to see other people. But, like an abusive relationship, it can be liberating to get away and finally be honest. “I was wrong.” It’s hard to say at first, but refreshing, … Continue reading Honest to Goodness
Several disciples and I were having lunch at a local restaurant after worship on a Sunday. A few of us were wearing ties and one could assume that it looked like we had just come from worship (because who wears a tie anymore, right?). We indeed had, which prompted a stranger to come up and … Continue reading Food, Fun, and “Fellowship”
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