Men crucified for treason against Rome forfeited the honor of burial. While Pilate suspected Jewish treachery in the Sanhedrin’s charges against Jesus, Pilate nonetheless had Jesus crucified as “King of the Jews.” Roman law prohibited the burial of those crucified and the bodies were normally left on the crosses to rot and be eaten [...]
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WOULD JESUS USE LOTTERY MONEY?
YES___3___ NO___1___ MAYBE___1___
(see comments for tally)
Pastor David Tarkington votes “No.”
What’s your vote?
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Torn Curtain
by
John Frye
The sword cuts a deep gash in bloody flesh,
The holy curtain from top to bottom
on the Temple mount
rips, separates.
Two temples purposely damaged,
A Roman cross and the Holy of Holies change places
as God startles the planet.
Last deep breath of the Nazareth teacher
from a criminal’s planks
breathes life to the world.
A seasoned soldier, wearied by death,
sees, [...]
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I am stunned that some Christians still defend a sound byte gospel. You know, the 4 steps, the “bridge over troubled waters” packaged presentation. Shrimpy little things. The wondrous, thunderous, mind-boggling, heart-stopping gospel of the Bible and of Jesus himself is horribly reduced to bumper sticker phrases.
With what other literature or great story do we [...]
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Posted in Emergent Conversation, Jesus, Reviews on Aug 4th, 2008
Doug Pagitt, Mark Scandrette, Tony Jones
Tony Jones as Dr. A. B. Hawthorne, the professor, singing “I’ll Fly Away” on the sidewalk of the church.
In a combination of humorous 1908 revivalist flare with current, compelling stories of the life-changing power of the big Gospel of the kingdom of God, Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt and Mark Scandrette, [...]
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I was trained to do proper exegesis, that is, to rightly divide the Word of truth. Seminaries are good for teaching students how to do that kind of thing.
Jesus is teaching me to another type of exegesis: to exegete lives. Exegesis comes from a Greek word that means “to lead out.” It is the discipline of studying [...]
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