(Musing about miracles) In several previous essays, I examined the subjects of God’s invisibility as well as the surprising effect of miracles on both Jesus’ disciples in particular and the Jews generally. Of the many descriptions of miracles in this 1st Century context, too few highlight well enough this startling sense of bewilderment that was […]

Read More ONCE GOD SENDS US ELSEWHERE

(Simon) Peter (Cephas)                      Philip                                            Nathanael Andrew                                              Matthew                                       Jude (Thaddeus) James                                                 Thomas                                        James John                                                   Judas Iscariot                               Simon (Zealot) Who were the twelve disciples that Jesus chose to begin and fulfill His mission throughout Galilee and eventually Jerusalem? What were these men like and how did they attempt to understand Him, particularly His seemingly divine nature? Why […]

Read More BETTER LATE THAN EVEN LATER (In Praise of Jesus’ Disciples)

During a lengthy period of reading, listening to historical material about early Christianity on DVDs as well as my own thinking, I consider it seems that hardly anyone has ever clearly described or explained how we are to become spiritualized human beings. The Bible tends to describe this in examples of sudden transformation, such as […]

Read More WHAT IS SPIRITUAL INTROJECTION?

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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