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Blogging Towards Sunday, April 29, 2018

  Revelation 5:1-13    Revelation 5 continues the awesome image, first begun in chapter 4, of mysterious beings, elders, living creatures, thousands upon thousands of angels. The poetry of the … Continue reading

April 28, 2018 · 1 Comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, April 22, 2018

  Revelation 4:1-11   While we often think of Revelation as a book of condemnation and apocalyptic destruction, it’s actually one of pastoral encouragement towards liberation, a theological introduction of … Continue reading

April 18, 2018 · Leave a comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, April 15, 2018

    Revelation 1:9-2:7   Revelation is a challenging word. A historically divisive book in Christian history, it was not initially included in the Biblical canon, not recognized as “orthodox” … Continue reading

April 15, 2018 · 1 Comment

Blogging Towards Sunday, April 8, 2018

  John 20:19-32   Jesus has risen from the dead.  Now what?  The gospel of John ends with this chapter which contains four stories around the resurrection.  The first two: … Continue reading

April 7, 2018 · Leave a comment