The God Who Has Scars So the scars are the final sign of Jesus’ true identity in the Gospel of John, and Thomas’ reaction to them is what we are intended to understand: the resurrected Read more…
The Eighth Sign So we have seen what the scars of the resurrected Jesus tell us about scars in general and about the significance of our own scars, but Jesus’ scars tell us other things, Read more…
Following Jesus in Suffering The same is true of our scars when we follow Jesus, because God has a different perspective on our emotional scars. Consider this text from 2 Corinthians 1:3-5: (3) Blessed be Read more…
What Are Scars, Actually? This means that we need to reflect a little bit more on what scars are and what they are not. We have to distinguish between scars on the one hand and Read more…
Introduction: Scars on the Resurrected Jesus? John 20:24-28 (24) Thomas, one of the twelve (the one called Didymus), was not with them when Jesus came. (25) Therefore, the other disciples were saying to him, “We Read more…
Our friends often shape our reputation. Certainly, our friends influence our behaviors and opinions. One of the traits I admired in Dr. Lee as a boy was that he chose his friends carefully. He was Read more…
(14) Seek good and not evil So that you may live. And it will be so that Yahweh God of hosts will be with you Just as you claim. (15) Hate evil and love good Read more…