On the Road to Emmaus

Meditations, musings and traveler’s tales…

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Prayers for Revival – The Spirit of Prayer

12 October, 2009 (21:05) | Prayers | No comments

The central Biblical text I look to for understanding the “spirit of prayer” is Romans 8. In verses 19 and following, the entire creation is depicted as convulsing under the pains of travail, longing for freedom from the bondage of decay and death. All that lives remains under the domination of eventual decay, death and [...]

Out of Exile – When the Day of Pentecost Had Fully Come (Part 4)

11 July, 2009 (18:44) | Acts, Pentecost | No comments

As we continue to explore the meaning of Pentecost in light of the narrative of Old Testament history, today our journey brings us to Ezekiel 37. In this passage, the prophet Ezekiel is given a vision in which he sees a valley full of dry bones. In verse 11, the interpretation is given by God, [...]

The Return of the Lost Ark

31 January, 2007 (02:58) | Atonement, Gospels | No comments

“Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”  “They have taken my Lord away,” [...]

And so it begins…

31 October, 2006 (03:16) | Personal | No comments

This is my first and rather uneventful entry in my new blog. I figure for such a moment I should do nothing more or less than plot my course. I like to think of myself as a pilgrim, living in a world of sorrow, pain, death and decay with my sights set on a Day [...]