by Pastor Pam Brokaw | Mar 17, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Did You Know? –From “A Brief Introduction to the New Testament,” Bart D. Ehrman • “Mark was written in Greek, around 65-70 C.E.” • “The Gospel stresses that Jesus’ character and destiny were misunderstood by virtually everyone with whom he came in contact.” Mark...
by Pastor Pam Brokaw | Mar 10, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Did You Know? – From “The Last Week” • When Jesus rode in to Jerusalem on the last week of his life, he processed in on a colt surrounded by peasant crowds of welcome and reverence. The leadership of the mighty Roman Empire had also come to the city to put down any...
by Pastor Pam Brokaw | Mar 3, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Luke 9:28-36 (37-43) (New Revised Standard Version) 28 Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus[a] took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes...
by Pastor Pam Brokaw | Feb 24, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Did You Know? –From Feasting on the Word • Charles Bugg, Professor of Church Ministry and Leadership, writes the greatest challenge of these passages from Luke is how are we to be merciful and not respond to violence with violence. Those who have grown up in violence...
by Pastor Pam Brokaw | Feb 10, 2019 | Pastor's Blog
Did You Know? – Feasting on the Word • The Sea of Galilee (Lake Gennesaret) was a busy hub for local fisherman. • Luke is using this ordinary circumstance to situate Jesus not as a teacher in the traditional setting of the synagogue, but rather as one who taught the...
