Tag: Jesus of Nazareth
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Men or Angels: Who Were the Sons of God in Genesis?
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jan. 28, 2026) — Question: What do you think was involved in the intermarriage of the sons of God and the daughters of man in Genesis 6? Response: There is considerable debate over this. Some may think this question is foolish, like asking how many angels can dance on the…
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Staggered by the Wealth of Eloquence? This Is for You
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (Apr. 14, 2025) — To my companions who toil over works of all kinds and send them forth, longing to see them prosper and yet intimidated by the eloquence and elegance that abound, I write this for you. We are like the multitude surging toward the Christmas manger,…
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The One Principle II
by ProfDave, ©2024 (Aug. 30, 2024) — [Editor’s Note: See Part I of this series here.] Is there, in fact, a framework built into the structure of life and reality on this planet by its Maker? Do we indeed have the freedom to accept or deny it? Does our choice determine human and social flourishing?…
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Why Holy Week
by ProfDave, ©2022 (Apr. 15, 2022) — As a toddler, my mother taught me to pray, “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake …” And they wondered why I wouldn’t go to sleep. Fast forward seventy years (2018) to my…
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Palm Sunday
by ProfDave, ©2022 (Apr. 12, 2021) — Sunday was Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. On the day foretold by the prophet Daniel (9) centuries earlier, and as described by Isaiah 62 and Zechariah 9, Jesus presented himself to Jerusalem as the “Anointed Prince,” the Messiah, riding on a donkey and cleansing…
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The Most Important Event in History
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Apr. 6, 2021) — What do you think was the most important event in history? The Exodus of Israel from Egypt? The Resurrection of Jesus? The Hegira of Muhammad? Darwin’s publication of Origin of the Species? Your answer depends on your worldview, doesn’t it? They represent three of the great world religions…
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Passover and Holy Week
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Mar. 25, 2021) — Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. It coincides this year with the Passover for our Jewish friends. Christians celebrate a spiritual deliverance; Jews a national deliverance. Both are based on historical events. Passover starts Saturday at sundown. It commemorates the night that God…
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The Celestial Mechanics of Christmas for Beginners
by ProfDave, ©2020 (Dec. 23, 2020) — Celestial Mechanics? You don’t have to know how the world turns in order to live on it without falling off, but what about the unseen world? It might help. You don’t have to know much about auto mechanics either in order to drive, but it helps to know…