The Narrow Gate

Friends, on this Fifth Sunday of Easter, there’s a somewhat hidden theme that runs like a golden thread through the readings, and that theme is the temple. To understand the New Testament texts, we have to see the importance of the Jerusalem temple for ancient Israelites. It was ...  Show more

Friends, peace be with you—an echo of the words of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, also called Mercy Sunday. Christ gives his disciples the gift of shalom (peace). But there’s an exceptionally important juxtaposition here: He also shows them his wou ...  Show more

Pastor Fouad Kahwagi shares how much Jesus longed to save Jerusalem when he wept over her, and his invitation for salvation still stands for us today if we only open our hearts to him so he could enter. يشارك القس فؤاد قهوجي كم كان يشتاق يسوع ان يخلّص اورشليم عندما بكى عليها، ود ...  Show more

Pastor Julie Kahwagi shares from Luke 19:28-44 the story of Jesus' triumphal entry to Jerusalem and looks at the different elements involved in this event and traces them back to the many prophecies that were told centuries before they happened. تشارك القس جولي قهوجي من لوقا ١٩: ...  Show more

Following up on part one of their discussion on the gospel of Luke, Tim and Jon continue to unpack the main themes of Luke’s unique account of Jesus’ life. The book of Luke makes clear that Jesus’ story is the continuation of the hope of the Hebrew Scriptures. Luke wants the r ...

In this episode, the guys give an introduction to the gospel of Luke. What does it mean for Luke, and all of the gospels, to be historical accounts? All history is interpretation, and all of the gospel accounts have different a different focus as they tell the story of Jesus’ ...