By John MartinCross-border relations between the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland and Anglicans have always been sensitive. In the 1960s an ecumenical commission of high-profile theologians drafted a union plan between the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church that said the two churches should be episcopally led. It triggered a storm in the land of John Knox. … [Read more...] about English-Scottish Breakthrough
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Apocalypse Then and Now
By Michael Tessman Matthew’s story of the birth and infancy of Jesus includes five dreams. Joseph has four of the dreams; the Magi have the fifth. In his first dream (1:20) an angel speaks to Joseph in words that echo down to us: “Don’t be afraid!” Joseph was caught between a rock and hard place: the public disgrace of a pregnancy out of wedlock and the pain of divorcing … [Read more...] about Apocalypse Then and Now