We know little about the first 30 years of Jesus’ life. History is mostly silent on the matter. I sometimes ponder about the Jesus of his teens and 20s: What did he do when he was a young adult? Did he do the work of his earthly father, Joseph? (A carpenter.) Or did he do […]
Tag: Scripture
On Protest and Reform
The two roots of the Protestant Reformation: Protest and Reform. To truly appreciate the Reformation and to discover how it can still impact our lives today, we need to value both of these roots. Some people are only focused on protest, in the sense of resistance. To them, the goal of the Protestant movement is […]