Every year, I spend time on Good Friday on radio focusing on that weekend. Regardless of whether one is a believer or not, most academic and secular historians list the death of Jesus of Nazareth as one of the top five most important events in human history. Quite frequently, it is number one on those lists.
Ordered one for myself and sent one to a young friend whose 41 year old husband was just diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. If you think about it, pray for Janelle and Conrad. They've been married less than three years. :(
Another good book for this time of the year is "The Telling" by Mark Gerson. He hosts a podcast called "The Rabbi's Husband." If you ever wanted a single book that explains the multidimensionality of Judaism and its people, this is the one. For the Jews it provides conversational ideas to bring to the Seder. For the rest of us, it provides insight in into human nature and perhaps the meaning of life itself
And then their is the book I found on the internet called "Inquest on Jesus" by John Reban. The subtitle is "Did he Die on the Cross." I had attended a very small ecumenical meeting put on by a local Christian church that included an Imam from a local Ahmadiyya Muslim community and a Reform Jewish Rabbi. At a discussion after the conference the Imam gave me some reading material about their sect and its founder. In that material I had found a footnote referencing this book. The book was published in German in 1964 and translated into English in 1967. It makes the case that Jesus stopped breathing on the Cross but didn't die. His heart continued to beat. The proof given is the Shroud of Turin. The author believes Christ Ascended bodily into Heaven as told in the bible. The larger point is the theological ramifications if the Jews had known that Jesus didn't die on the cross. Their belief that God would not allow the Messiah to die on the "accursed tree" is why they could not accept him as the Messiah.
Bought It with Amazon "one-click". If this radio career doesn't work out for you, book selling may. This is the THIRD BOOK I've bought based on your RX alone. Thanks Erick!
Ordered as well, thank you Eric.
just ordered the book- thank you
Ordered one for myself and sent one to a young friend whose 41 year old husband was just diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. If you think about it, pray for Janelle and Conrad. They've been married less than three years. :(
Is this the same Tim Keller? https://pulpitandpen.org/2017/07/10/tim-kellers-redeemer-church-puts-on-effeminate-worship-service/
audible.com is a wonderful thing. I'm listening to it now.
Another good book for this time of the year is "The Telling" by Mark Gerson. He hosts a podcast called "The Rabbi's Husband." If you ever wanted a single book that explains the multidimensionality of Judaism and its people, this is the one. For the Jews it provides conversational ideas to bring to the Seder. For the rest of us, it provides insight in into human nature and perhaps the meaning of life itself
And then their is the book I found on the internet called "Inquest on Jesus" by John Reban. The subtitle is "Did he Die on the Cross." I had attended a very small ecumenical meeting put on by a local Christian church that included an Imam from a local Ahmadiyya Muslim community and a Reform Jewish Rabbi. At a discussion after the conference the Imam gave me some reading material about their sect and its founder. In that material I had found a footnote referencing this book. The book was published in German in 1964 and translated into English in 1967. It makes the case that Jesus stopped breathing on the Cross but didn't die. His heart continued to beat. The proof given is the Shroud of Turin. The author believes Christ Ascended bodily into Heaven as told in the bible. The larger point is the theological ramifications if the Jews had known that Jesus didn't die on the cross. Their belief that God would not allow the Messiah to die on the "accursed tree" is why they could not accept him as the Messiah.
Bought It with Amazon "one-click". If this radio career doesn't work out for you, book selling may. This is the THIRD BOOK I've bought based on your RX alone. Thanks Erick!
Sola Gloria Dei Jesu
Sin is not simply doing bad things, it is putting good things in place of God."- Tim Keller
We’ve got good things we have Faith in,
We’ve got programs…We’ve got plans.
We’ve got Happy Thoughts we’re sharing.
We have Faith you’ll understand.
We’ve got Faith in legislation,
And the good work that we do.
We’ve got Faith we’ll get to heaven
After all our good work’s through.
We’ve got Faith we’re doing fine, sir.
We’ve got Faith in compromise.
We’ve got Faith we’re on to something…
We’ve got Faith we idolize.
We've got Faith in Good Intentions.
Happy Thoughts, yes...better still!
We've got Faith in our Big Brother,
He's got Faith in our goodwill.
We’ve got Faith “sin”’s not an issue…
We’ve got Faith God’s on our side.
We’ve got Faith our faith is saving.
We’ve got Faith the way is wide.
We’ve got plans and we’ve got programs
That reveal our love for you…
Who needs dads and intact fam’lies,
When this village, sir, will do??
We’ve got legislation pending,
Court decisions making law…,
We’ve got social engineering
To replace your “good book” flaws.
We’ve got academic chutzpah,
Higher education clout,
Liberal theories out the wazoo
We know you can’t live without.
We’ve got therapies for healing,
Self-help tonics for the soul,
We don’t need no “resurrection”
“The Deplorables” were sold.
Looking forward to your program.