Dec 2, 2012 | Sunday Scriptures
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS HAVE MADE the term jihad (struggle) a militant concept in our contemporary world. Their idea of struggling is contending to submit the world to God (as they understand Him). The idea of a spiritual struggle long predates Islam, however. In the...
Jan 23, 2011 | Sunday Scriptures
THE MINISTRY OF THE LORD JESUS BEGINS with instances of physical healing. The Gospels present this as fulfilling a well-attested messianic prophecy. In Luke 4:16 and following we read how Jesus read such a prophecy from Isaiah in the synagogue service at Nazareth. He...
