Chapter seventeen in the Gospel of John is one long continuous prayer that Jesus prays to God. Apparently it’s the longest recorded prayer of Jesus, and it takes place immediately before Jesus goes out with his disciples across the Kidron […]
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As twenty-first century Christians, we perhaps at times forget that Christianity evolved from the ancient religion of Judaism. The very first Christians were Jews. Jesus himself was a Jew. The Old Testament as we know it, was in fact the
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As twenty-first century readers of the Bible, we are faced with several challenges when it comes to our understanding of what we are reading. For a start, the books of the Bible were written between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago,
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I was surprised to recently learn that the scientific theory ‘the Big Bang’, which is of course the theory of how the universe was created, was first proposed by a Roman Catholic priest! His name was Georges Lemaitre, and as
The author of the First Letter of John wrote, “Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for
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We often use the phrase ‘seeing is believing’ when we have doubts about the validity of an event or occurrence that someone tells us about. The definition of the phrase from the Cambridge Dictionary is “said to mean that if you see something yourself,
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Our liturgy for the Great Three Days – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day – encompasses the Last Supper, the Passion, Crucifixion, Death and burial of Jesus, and the Resurrection. It is one continuous story that we separate into
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The third instalment of the immensely successful movie and book franchise The Lord of the Rings is titled The Return of the King, and it focuses on the character of Aragorn – the legitimate heir to the throne of Gondor
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What do we understand the term ‘covenant’ to mean? Well, the Merriam-Webster online dictionary has described it as: (1) a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement; and (2) a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more
In the Book of Numbers, from the Old Testament, chapter 21 verses 4 to 9 describes the story of the Israelites once again complaining to Moses as they continue to make their way through the wilderness. I say once again,
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