Noticing and Celebrating the Ascension
|You might have never heard of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon before, but I suspect you have experienced it. It is when you start to notice with great frequency something that you … Continued
An Overview of Holy Week (Part 2: Maundy Thursday-Resurrection Sunday)
|In the previous post, I noted what happened during Holy Week from Sunday through Wednesday, a time that begins with Jesus’s Triumphant Entry and features much teaching by Jesus in … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Commissioning Words
|As I have read and studied the words spoken by Jesus to his disciples after his resurrection, I discovered a common thread. In addition to offering comfort, confirmation, and clarification, … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Clarifying Words
|After his resurrection, Jesus comforted his forlorn disciples and confirmed to them that his dead and buried body had now come back to life. Jesus also clarified their understanding of … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Confirming Words
|In addition to Jesus speaking words of comfort to his disciples, a key theme in the statements that the New Testament records of the resurrected Jesus is confirmation of his … Continued