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Jan Alan McKenzie

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Women's Ordination: A change in priesthood.

Here are some thoughts and questions I've had regarding the role of women in ministry. They are b...

Readings in Revelation: "And a great sign appeared in heaven".

Rev. 12.1-2 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon unde...

Readings in Revelation: Notes on the "loud voice" of Revelation 12.10-11

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of o...

Communing at the Cross

During communion today, as the juice was in my hand, I was reading in Matthew 27 on the crucifixi...

Reading Revelation: To the tune of angel choirs

Once upon a time in the south, in Somerset, Kentucky, I was painting a rich man’s new home before...

A Note On What I'm Up To Now...

Since my interim pastoral position ended on Oct. 1, 2014 I have started a new venture to keep me ...

Through the Door

I want, I need, to meditate on the sacrifice Christ made for me and all of us. Our salvation is ...

The Seventh-day Adventist Mission

At heart the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian reform movement centered in the gospel o...

Costly Grace | Dietrich Bonhoeffer

First published in 1937, Bonhoeffer's opening chapter of his work on the Sermon on the Mount rema...

Jesus | How to Rest in Him

“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." ~ I...

"And the Sabbath was Beginning" | Our Sabbath Rest

Luke 23.52-54 "This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and...

List | Bible Quotes of Comfort For Those Who Grieve

Here is a list of Bible quotes that many find helpful as they mourn the loss of a loved one or ar...

Crucifixion And The Normal Christian Life

The apostle Paul did not say he "wished" he was crucified with Christ, but that he already was. B...

Our Father in Heaven | Sermon Podcast, July 23, 2011

On July 22, 2011, Anders Breivik killed 77 people who were camping on an island in the region of ...

Cross Seed | The Kingdom of God is Like a Single Mustard Seed

First published at The Jericho Road, July 24, 2006 What is the cross like, we ask Jesus. He rep...

I Am An Addict | How I Am Recovering

I am a recovering addict, clean and sober since 1995. What follows is a brief selection of passag...

Hidden God, Hidden Christian

The following are principles drawn from a meditation on Luther’s theology of the cross, particula...

HIS Terrible Act

EDIT: Reposted from the The Jericho Road, June 4, 2009 “In His temple doth everyone speak of His...

Crossing God (Reposted)

The cross of Christ draws us into itself until his story becomes ours. It is this drawing of men ...

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist | Part 4 of 5 | Dr. Jon Paulien

Here is part 4 of 5 of Dr. Jon Paulien’s series, The Concept of the Antichrist. Dr. Paulien has b...

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist | Part 3 of 5 | Dr. Jon Paulien

Here is part 3 of 5 of Dr. Jon Paulien’s series, The Concept of the Antichrist. Dr. Paulien has b...

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist: Part 2 of 5 | Dr. John Paulien

Here is part 2 of 5 of Dr. Jon Paulien’s series, The Concept of the Antichrist. Dr. Paulien has b...

Building a Social Media Base | And what I'm up to

First, a link with what I think would be common sense tips for growing your influence in social m...

Last Day Things: How to Meet False Teaching and False Teachers

Edit Note: Because of eye surgeries and retina problems I write with one eye closed, so I sometim...

Link > The Concept of the Antichrist: Part 1 of 5 | Dr. John Paulien

The author, Dr. Jon Paulien, has been Dean of the School of Religion, Loma Linda University, from...

Revelation 15.5 | On The Sabbath Covenant Sign in Heaven

"After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple —that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law...

The Music of the Word

I'd like to offer a few thoughts on the nature of music as it is used in the Word, in Christ the ...

Our Hunger and Thirst for Loving Relationships

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled". Mt. 5.6 T...