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Posts tagged "history"

The Hinge of the Whole Story

New Testament Reflection

“She gave birth to her firstborn, a son . . .” Such a simple description of an event that’s happened millions of times in this world. Except that this time it was unique. Earth changing.

Luke the historian frames the story in the political history of the day. Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar and the Roman Emperor, had ordered a census. Joseph, in obedience to the Roman authorities, had gone back to his ancestral town to register. Augustus, who by an iron hand had brought peace to the whole empire, was in control.

Read More birth, poverty, history, kingdom

God at Work to Heal

New Testament Reflection

Read Reflect “I won’t believe it until I see it.”  When journalists explore people’s encounters with God, experiential evidence that God is real – testimony – is not hard to find. God leaves a history and traces of his presence behind in people’s lives. In the book of Acts, Luke gives us a sequel to […]

Read More history, resurrection, evidence

It Actually Happened

I really disliked history when I was in school. I ran as far away from it as possible and made sure it wasn’t one of my majors for my final exams. Looking back though I wonder what was wrong with me?! Was I lazy, did I really not care about the past? Maybe I was living too much in the present!

Read More history, rebuilding of the temple


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