On the third day, the friends of Jesus came at daybreak to the place where He had been laid. To their suprise, they found the grave empty and the stone rolled away. ...on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb.. And they found the stone rolled away from … [Read more...] about Citizens of the New Earth
A Place Among the Wicked
Isaiah 53 tells us that they had given Jesus a place among the wicked. At least that was their plan. ...And they made his grave with the wicked (Isaiah 53:9) This was not a problem for Jesus and is another example of the irony we find throughout Matthew 27. They seek to put … [Read more...] about A Place Among the Wicked
Unity
I spoke to some primary school children a while back about a popular song by Guy Sebastian called, “Get Along”. The chorus ran, Dear God, dear soul, dear mary, Muhammad, Can we all just get along? Can we all just get along?.... Good question. The thought in this song is … [Read more...] about Unity
Against Greed
The story Jesus told of the rich man in Luke 12:16-21 is ageless and simple. A wealthy man has a bumper crop and tears down his old barns to build bigger ones, store his surplus and kick back with a whiskey. But suddenly, just as he was set to enjoy his new prosperity, he … [Read more...] about Against Greed
Empathy
Empathy is a word that only came into use during the 20th century and means to join yourself to the identity, feeling, problem, trauma or ideology of others. In an amoral culture such as ours, empathy means getting drunk with the drunkard, comforting the sodomite in his … [Read more...] about Empathy