Fourth Week in Advent – Day 1 – Sabbath Joy
The Bible has no record of anyone asking Jesus to heal him on a Sabbath. They knew better. Jesus took the initiative in all his Sabbath healings, and always chose situations where the person had been infirmed for a long time. He could have postponed these healings until after sundown or to a following day;…
Herold Weiss on the Inevitability of the Cross
Herold Weiss, author of Energion title Finding My Way in Christianity: Recollections of a Journey, asks the question: Was the cross a foregone conclusion?. The full humanity of Jesus is involved in his answer.