WHY JESUS’ CRUCIFIXION SICKENS US

WHY JESUS’ CRUCIFIXION SICKENS US Each year, in Christian churches during Passion Week, the subject of Jesus’ crucifixion is described in elusive terms, but rarely in much detail. Often, there is merely the statement: “Jesus was crucified,” with relevant Scripture passages cited, which itself tells this part of the story rather briefly, again, with sparser […]

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WHO WAS AND IS JESUS CHRIST

After reading British historian Michael Grant’s (still available) strong yet concise  introductory 1977 treatise on Jesus, it oddly occurred to me that I have not written anything at length about Him. Grant quite rightly describes Jesus as the most influential person who ever lived, so perhaps every Christian (and Messianic Jew) should at least attempt […]

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CHRISTIANITY HAS GOTTEN STUCK

One of my interests has become to look at the state of our Christian faith, not merely that of the Church, but, more broadly, its state in the larger context of Western society. Most keenly, how is Christianity working, both as personal faith as well as in our culture at large. We are at a […]

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