Acts 3:11-26; Genesis chapters 15, 18, 22, 26, and 28; Deuteronomy 18. As with the great signs of the Spirit at Pentecost, which attracted a crowd, Peter uses the sign of the healed paralytic as an occasion to preach to the astounded crowds who had gathered on Solomon’s Porch—the outer rim of the Temple. HeContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 7: The Name, the Faith, and the Healing”
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Light From the Old Testament Upon the Acts 6: Mercy from the LORD
Acts 3:1-11; Lev. 21:18-23; 2 Sam/1 Kingdoms 5:6-8; Matthew 21:14 Once Luke has narrated the glorious ascension of our Lord, established the powerful beginning of the Church in Pentecost, and described for us its astonishing unity and communion centered around the apostles, he goes on to describe their Spirit-inspired acts. The first takes place inContinue reading “Light From the Old Testament Upon the Acts 6: Mercy from the LORD”
Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 5: The Communion of Saints
Acts 2:37-47; Deut 30:6, 32:5; Joel 2:28-32; Ezekiel 36:26-27 There are probably no homilists who have not yearned for the kind of response that followed Peter’s sermon on that first Christian Pentecost—it was both deep and dramatic. Luke explains the heartfelt response of the crowd, tells us of the huge number that turned to Christ,Continue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 5: The Communion of Saints”
Light from the Old Testament Upon the Nativity 7: The Growth of God’s Son
Luke 2:21-52; Isaiah 42-52, Hebrews 5. Some time ago, I remember reading the popular novel The Shack (more recently made very popular by the film). Though I found its representation of human suffering and growth sensitive and compelling, I was appalled by its presentation of the Trinity, in which the Father is not pictured asContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Nativity 7: The Growth of God’s Son”
Edith M. Humphrey 