Our last installation in our series, Questions Jesus Asks, really tries to get at the heart of the theme title—We have surveyed a number of questions from Christ; what is…
The challenge, in presenting a text like this, is to commit a classic seminary over-step. The temptation for many seminary students, myself included, is to attempt to pour forth absolutely…
(Author’s note: I am greatly indebted to the work and ministry of Norm Funk [previously of Westside Church, Vancouver], particularly in regard to this sermon. Norm’s exegetical insights and cultural…
Personal ownership is a powerful thing, is it not? We spend much of our lives developing a sense the things we own, and the things we don’t. From a young…