On Peaceable Inner Sight
The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single (“haplous”: undivided, whole, clear, good), thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine …
Mascots for the Cult of Authority
The relationship between the teachings of Christ and many so-called Christian religions (historically and vaguely called “Christianity”) is similar to the relationship between the scientific method and science as a …
Holy Week Commentary Series (Part 7) – Holy Saturday: The Economy of Love
The Christian world has picked up a lot of baggage along the way. Some of that baggage is culturally inherited. Some of it is due to language and translation issues. …
Holy Week Commentary Series (Part 6) – Good Friday: The King of an Invisible Kingdom
As I mentioned before, the common (mis)understanding of the mission of the Messiah was that it would be political. Judas certainly wasn’t the only one with that expectation. Even Jesus’s …
Holy Week Commentary Series (Part 5) – Covenant Thursday: In Remembrance
When early Christians thought of fish, they remembered Jesus. In Greek, the word for fish is ἰχθύς. The Greek letters in that word are an acronym for “Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς Θεοῦ …
Holy Week Commentary Series (Part 4) – Spy Wednesday: The Spirit and the Letter
Looking at a seed from the outside, it appears to be dead. What we call the seed coat or husk is plain and hard, but it serves an important purpose: …
Holy Week Commentary Series (Part 3) – The Master Teacher’s Instructions
What instructions would the greatest teacher leave with his students in his last days and hours? Jesus was called Rabbi and Didaskalos (Hebrew and Greek for “teacher”, respectively). We …
Holy Week Commentary Series (Part 2) – Jesus Curses the Pretenders
Jesus entered Jerusalem in the last week of his life peacefully but sadly. He wept as he approached the city, mourning what he knew would soon happen. (Luke 19:41-46) His …
Holy Week Commentary Series (Part 1) – Phoenix Sunday
An old friend challenged me to post a scripture/related thought each day for 7 days. I decided that since this week is Semana Santa, there should be plenty of timely …