Category: From the Theologian’s Chair
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Jesus’ Friday
Today, Christians remember the death of Christ. We celebrate it, argue over it, dismiss it, glorify it. I grew up in a denomination (and culture) that did not place emphasis on religious holidays. “Christmas? Psh, we celebrate the birth of Jesus every day. Easter? We celebrate Jesus’ resurrection every day. Halloween and Mardi Gras? Those…
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Angel of Mercy, how did you find me?
We all have those stories. Stories about how things seemed to be going sour, we were helpless, and then… something happened. Coincidental, supernatural, luck, planned… the explanations abound. Recently, my dad was driving through a part of North Dallas that he wasn’t familiar with. It was the middle of the day, when suddenly one of…
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Jesus… bearded heart surgeon
Jesus had a beard. I’m pretty sure he did. After all, nearly every Western portrayal of Jesus (movies, paintings, Family Guy episodes, etc.) depicts the Christ with a few common themes: dark, flowy hair; a loose robe that is probably white; and a beard. Actually, most historians agree on the latter, since it fit into…
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