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Jesus, a Lover of Man?
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus, therefore, saw His…
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Book Review
Book Review: The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
Some books give you knowledge, and some deeply change how you see. The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul is among the books that truly challenged…
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Reflections
The Downtrodden in the Psalms (I)
Layman's Theological Reflections on Psalms Topic Series The Downtrodden: Psalm 138:6 says: “For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the…
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Book Review
Analysis of Tutu, No Future Without Forgiveness (Ch. 9-11 & Postscript)
This article was part of an assignment for the class THEO 551-Forgiveness and Reconciliation and was submitted on January 25, 2021. Introduction In these sections of his…
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Revisiting Μακάριος in the Sermon on the Mount
Introduction The Five Discourses of Matthew, the first among them, contain Jesus’ moral-ethical teachings in the Sermon on the Mount (5-7). Luke has the…
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ἐξουσία and δύναμις Inseparable from διακονέω
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus' ἐξουσία (authority) and δύναμις (power) are inseparable from διακονέω (service). They are closely related to each other. In…
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Reflections
Homily on John 19:26-27
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he…
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Book Review
Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Have you ever wondered about the meanings behind the parables of Jesus while reading or listening to the sermons on them? Amy-Jill Levine, a…
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Reflections
“What Would You Do?” — Simon Wiesenthal
For the readers, the context in this question is that Karl, the Nazi soldier who had slaughtered many innocent Jews, was on his deathbed…
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Devotional
Devotional: I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You
"No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will…
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Reflections
Experiencing Jesus: Behold the Lamb of God
“Behold the Lamb of God” used twice in the fourth Gospel ‘John’ in vs. 29 and 36. The Baptist used the term unequivocally to…
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Biblical Nuggets: Noah’s Ark
Genesis tells the extraordinary story of the ark God commanded Noah to build to escape the great flood that covered the earth. The flood…
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