by Susan Ternyey, originally written in 2014 Its the beginning of a new year, perhaps a good time to contemplate our Beginning–Comment 1“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.The same was in the beginningwith God.All things were made by him;and without him was not any thingContinue reading “A Few Comments on The Creation”
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The Parable of the Bedside Table
by Susan Ternyey, Mar 2025 There was a traveler going out of town on business who arranged to stay at a certain inn in a certain town in a certain country. Next to his bed was a bedside table, with a drawer in which some thoughtful soul had left a Bible for the use ofContinue reading “The Parable of the Bedside Table”
What Was “the Gospel” Jesus Preached?
by Susan Ternyey, March 2025 “. . . Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”Mark 1:14-15 This is recorded in Matthew and Mark after the Baptism and Temptation of Christ,Continue reading “What Was “the Gospel” Jesus Preached?”
Exodus from an Impossible Situation
by Susan Ternyey, Dec 2024 A few weeks ago I felt myself in an impossible situation. I saw no way for it to be resolved, other than disaster. My thoughts turned to the story of Exodus, when the Children of Israel were faced with the impossible. Moses was born into an underclass inContinue reading “Exodus from an Impossible Situation”
Comments on the Story of Isaac from the Old Testament
The story of Isaac’s life begins long before his birth . . . possibly 75 years before his birth, with the hopes and dreams of his newly wed parents, for children. But his mother, though beautiful, was barren. Despite the promises of God to Isaac’s father (for at least 10 years) that he would haveContinue reading “Comments on the Story of Isaac from the Old Testament”
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