by john favalessa | Dec 29, 2021 | Theology blog
by Roland Wrinkle Christmas Before I Became a Christian. Forty-seven years ago, I married a cute little Jewish girl. We had four kids. We celebrated Christmas and Hanukkah. I didn’t believe in Christ and she never heard of Torah. We were made for each other. We...
by john favalessa | Dec 29, 2021 | Theology blog
by Rev Dr Bill Barnes Thanksgiving is a time when we pause to remind ourselves and one another of all the things and people we are grateful for in our lives, and we also take a breath in and breathe out our thankfulness to God who not only set creation in motion, but...
by john favalessa | Oct 31, 2021 | Theology blog
by Roland Wrinkle What’s A Creed? A creed is a settled statement of what precisely it is that defines our faith. The first creed in the bible is known as the Shema, found first in Deuteronomy 6.4 and lots of other places, including the sayings of Jesus. “Listen,...
by john favalessa | Jun 6, 2021 | Theology blog
By Roland Wrinkle The Book of Hebrews is adamant that the “old” commandments (laws, rules, regulations) are “obsolete,” “useless,” “set aside,” and “weak” and have been replaced by a “new” covenant and a “new” regulation, law, commandment which is “better” and...
by john favalessa | Apr 26, 2021 | Theology blog
by Roland Wrinkle It’s been well over a year since every human being on earth joined hands, braced themselves and girded all the earth to endure the worst pandemic in 100 years. 7.8 billion of God’s children, together with all of His Creation, shared a nightmare. Now,...
by john favalessa | Apr 22, 2021 | Theology blog
by Roland Wrinkle [Preface: I realize that this can be confusing stuff. I have done my best to set it all out in a way that can be understood (This is really important stuff!). I have tried to reduce the esoterics and academics to the least...
