Nothing can separate us from God’s Eternal Love conceived in the Woman called Mary and presented in the Inn with her betrothed
Category Archives: Faith
Old St Nick and Black Pete
Saints and Demons
Are Christians confused about what sin is and who Jesus was and is?
Coincidences
Are coincidences mere chance events? Or are they God Interventions? As, if by chance, while waiting in a line in Canberra at the 7th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, I met a person from Switzerland. The Swiss person glanced at the name MRS LINDA VOGT on my United Church of Canada name tag,Continue reading “Coincidences”
Who Do You Say That I Am?
On Sunday, the Minister asked: “Who Do You Say That I Am?
Mary Magdalene out of whom he had cast seven devils
Who were the seven devils seeking to possess Mary Magdalene?
The Second Coming of Jesus: Black Sun, Blood Moon
The day of the Blood Moon, I was studying the scripture passage of Saul’s conversion. I had no idea at all that there was to be a Blood Moon that day or any other day this year. I was just puzzled about the Light that blinded Saul and the significance of “Straight” street. Straight street wasContinue reading “The Second Coming of Jesus: Black Sun, Blood Moon”
Is Rudolof the Red-Haired, Ariel Gazelle Mary Magdalene?
The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), also known as the ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorcas_gazelle
Thanksgiving Turkeys, Jesus Barabbas and Jesus called Messiah
Do you remember the TV show “Touched by an Angel”? I watched it this past Sunday. God had called angels Tess and Monica and Adam to help three people trapped in adultery to face the truth in time for Thanksgiving dinner. “Monica and Tess arrange an accident on a deserted road for Megan andContinue reading “Thanksgiving Turkeys, Jesus Barabbas and Jesus called Messiah”
The G Word, the Sycamore Tree, Jesus and Mary Magdalene
Christians then as today, prejudge this little person according to patriarchal language, sexist attitudes, and the gossip present in the text. They are sure Zacchaeus is an unclean person, a sinner who needs to “turn” and repent. Yet, the name Zacchaeus is a Hebrew name meaning “clean, pure.” This little person encountered Jesus in Jericho* and agreed to house him over night.
People assume this little person is male. However, my experience leads me to believe, this person was female. Even though this rich “little” person may have collected rents and taxes as a property owner, she may not have cheated anyone except herself and her own family. People assume, because she collected taxes and she was rich and was only willing to give half of her wealth to the poor, she was “cheating” and exploiting the poor, unjustly. Peter and the other disciples had sold all their property for the sake of the Kingdom (Luke 18:28-29) and this little person had clearly not.
Linda Vogt Turner 