Church of St Anne On our final day in Israel, nearly everyone chose to return to the Jerusalem Old City. At first many of use toured together visiting stations we missed along the Via Delarosa. St. Anne’s Church is the first Station of the Cross and is the only intact Crusader Church in the country. … Continue reading Israel Log 12 March 2011
Again, wanting to ensure we “got our money’s worth” Dr. Williams ran us ragged through Jerusalem and a few outlying areas. I would like to say parenthetically, that although most of these sites are the mostly likely places that these events occurred, and experiences there can be, and we moving, it struck me how we … Continue reading Israel Log 11 March 2011
al-Aqsa Mosque The crescendo hit early today, and the rain stayed with us all day. We began with a visit to the Temple Mount. Although the mosque on the mount is impressive, as a Christian I found the visit underwhelming and intrusive. I may understand better why the Jews have such a problem with regard … Continue reading Israel Log 10 March 2011
Today we visited some of the most consistently interesting places, all interesting for different reasons. Entrance to the Church of the Annunciation
Today is the day I dealt with my issues about real and pseudo biblical sites. Up until now we had been visiting archeological sites, but today we began to visit sites “where tradition says” something happened. During the trip, I asked Dr. Williams, “How much stock do we put in tradition when evaluating a site?” … Continue reading Israel Log 8 March 2011
We spent last night in the new city of Arad. My body is still on California time, so I slept no more than two hours at a time during the night, and by 3 a.m. I was done sleeping. A good breakfast was provided by the hotel, and so I was able to take on … Continue reading Israel Log 7 March 2011
Dr. Williams wants to make sure we “get our money’s worth, beginning on our first real day of touring. We spend quality time at each site, and fit as many sites on our daily schedule as possible. I think the idea is to wear everyone out during the day so that they can sleep at … Continue reading Israel Log 6 March 2011
It is God’s Promise. The multi-ethnic church/people of God is what is promised to Abraham, demonstrated at Pentecost, and fulfilled in heaven. God’s Kingdom is to come and His will done on earth as in heaven. There is one people of God, the children of Abraham by faith, and anyone may call on the name … Continue reading A Theological and Biblical Foundation of Multi-Ethnic Ministry
This year during holy week we put “The Duty of Constant Communion” into practice. In this sermon from Feb. 19, 1732, in addition to refusing objections regarding frequently partaking of the Lord’s Table, John Wesley offers the following positive reasons for partaking from the bread and cup often:
Everyone has pivotal moments in life that transform them, sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. Some of these moments are God’s means of grace, where we may either be empowered by and towards God (2 Kings 2:9-15), or taken to a new level of hardness (Exodus 8:32; 9:12). Although not all are sacraments, I recall: accepting … Continue reading The Sacraments as Means of Grace part 4: Ordination