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Daily Archives: February 14, 2016
Stone to Bread, and Avoiding Discomfort
At church this morning, the sermon was about Satan’s temptation of Jesus in the desert in Luke 4. The story also appears in Matthew 4. Pastors often preach about one of these passages to introduce Lent. Jesus in the desert … Continue reading
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Tagged Lent, temptation
Prepare the Way of Which Lord?
Originally posted on The Jesus Memoirs:
One of the strongest arguments I can think of in favour of a high Christology in the Gospel of Mark is the opening verses. Mark 1:2-3 seems to conflate Exodus 23:20, Malachi 3:1, and…
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