08.28.07

Pilate Today

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:17 pm by Anthony

Preparing my lesson from Matthew’s gospel for this Sunday, I came across a blog post that looks at Pilate as he presented in John’s gospel.  I thought I’d share part of what Michael Spencer writes with you.

… Pilate is the voice of the faux Jesus scholars, the t-shirts,the television specials and magazine covers asking curious questions about Jesus; questions meant, in the final analysis, to bring Jesus down to our level, not to reveal truth we will embrace. These are questions, investigations, fascinations and presentations not meant to bring anyone into submission to the crucified one and his eternal empire of the Son, but meant to bring him down to a level where we can understand , manage and categorize Jesus in our own world.

Pilate is the voice of the person intelligent enough to know that Jesus must be considered, but not spiritually hungry and thirsty for the bread and water this world cannot give; the bread that comes from heaven. Pilate is the one who will not drive the nails, but who is willing for the nails to be driven as long as he can return to the imagined sovereignty of his own existence.

You can read the article on Internetmonk.com by clicking here.

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08.20.07

Smarter Nutrition

Posted in Uncategorized at 11:52 am by Anthony

I want to make you all aware of a new blog, Smartrition:  Nutrition Gems by Dr. Sheila, published by Albany church member Dr. Sheila Jones.  Sheila, of course, teaches nutrition at ACU and did her Ph.D. research on an important nutritional element known as phytochemicals.  Read her blog to find out why grandma was right about eating our fruits and vegetables!

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