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In the Beginning was the Word
ByChDoug“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the…
Washing Feet
ByChDoug“You shall never wash my feet!”, Peter said. For many around the world, Sunday is Palm Sunday, and marks the beginning of Holy Week. It is the holiest week of the year and – among the many events we recognize…
JOY: What is Joy?
ByChDougJOY. On this, the third week in Advent, we light the third candle of the Advent wreath – the pink, or rose, candle. And, we celebrate the third Sunday that preceeds the third week in Advent as “gaudete”, or “rejoice”,…
An Anniversary of sorts
ByChDougAround 1977, early 1978, I was probably the only young person you know who made it his mission to GO. TO. CHURCH. I would go to church to listen to the pastor preach, the Bible readings and the choir sing…
Cleansing the Temple
ByChDoug“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It…
Apaugasma, Radiance, Brightness
ByChDougApaugasma. One of my favorite words of scripture, Strong’s concordance defines this Greek word, “apaugasma”, as “brightness, radiance” (ie: effulgence:–brightness). In Hebrews 1:3, the author writes, “[Jesus] who being the brightness [apaugasma] of His [God’s] glory and the express image…
