The era from the destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70) to Constantine's Decriminalization of Christianity with the Edict of Milan (AD 313)
Everything about Good Friday looks like failure. Not symbolic failure.Not misunderstood success. Actual, visible, undeniable defeat. The One who spoke with authority is silent.The One who raised the dead now hangs dying.The One proclaimed as King is crowned with thorns. If Maundy Thursday unsettled our understanding of power,Good Friday shatters it completely. The Collapse of … Read more
The Apostle Andrew, the Brother of Simon-Peter Andrew was born in the fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. His parents were an observant Jewish couple, Jonah and Joanna. He was the brother of Simon who Jesus soon nicknamed Cephas which is Aramaic for rock. In Latin the word … Read more
A Christian worldview is a “God’s eye” view of our world. Creation is both visible (the physical world) and invisible (the metaphysical, “spiritual” world). Ancient Christianity understands that the visible and invisible worlds are coexistent, transcendent and indistinguishable.
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