Voices
John W. Martens is a professor of theology and director of the Centre for Christian Engagement at St. Mark’s College at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
The Good Word
In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com
The Word
The Gospel of Matthew presents Palm Sunday in the context of one of the Gospel rsquo s many prophetic fulfillment citations which demonstrate that Jesus was the promised one who would establish the kingdom of God Matthew presents a free rendering of the prophecy from Zec 9 9 to explain Jesus rsquo
The Good Word
In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com
The Word
Why did Jesus cry when he saw the tears of Lazarus rsquo s sisters and his friends After all Jesus already knew Lazarus was dead In fact his purposeful actions allowed that death to occur So why when faced with the mourning of Lazarus rsquo s loved ones did Jesus cry The account of the raisi
The Good Word
In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com
FaithThe Word
In the Gospel of John, Jesus encounters a blind man, but physical blindness represents only one element of darkness, and not the most significant darkness.
The Good Word
In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com
The Good Word
How should we respond to the news of the recent death of another snake-handling Christian nbsp I can tell you a few ways that have been tried condescension amusement disbelief mockery advocacy and rational assessment of the textual place of the snake-handling verses in the Bible Some who wou
The Word
When my oldest son was a little boy he was shopping with my mother and father and saw something on a display shelf that he wanted He said so ldquo I want that I want that rdquo My mother explained that you cannot have everything you want but that we buy what we need He thought about that fo
The Good Word
In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com