by Justin Marple | Mar 23, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, John for Lent, SERMONS
John 18:13-27 shows us both the questioning of Jesus by Annas, the former high priest, and Peter’s three denials of being a disciple. In Peter’s shoes, what would you say? Annas was the real power behind the priesthood and he was trying to decide if they...
by Justin Marple | Mar 20, 2014 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! We have been exploring the themes of Christian imagination and formation in the last couple “Pastor’s Green Pastures.” A good illustration of the theme of a Christian imagination is the effect of C.S. Lewis’ The...
by Justin Marple | Mar 13, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Song of Songs Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
While some English Bibles will call this book the ”Song of Solomon,” its Hebrew title is ”Song of Songs.” The grammatical construction of a singular of the plural of the same thing is the way in Hebrew to do the superlative. Thus this is the...
by Justin Marple | Mar 13, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, John for Lent, SERMONS
We live in a time when many have perfected the art of playing the victim. There are a variety of psychological reasons that people do so. Sometimes it is a coping strategy because people may be inclined to blame their circumstances and the actions of others than to...
by Justin Marple | Mar 10, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Ruth Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
English Bibles place Ruth after Judges and right before 1 Samuel. As a historical sequence this makes some sense given that Ruth is set in the time of the judges (Ruth 1:1) and it then can serve as a brief introduction to the book of Samuel (assuming that you...
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