In the first installment I set out the traditional Greco-Roman letter format and looked at the ldquo Judases rdquo and ldquo Jameses rdquo in the New Testament There seemed to be only one good option for whom the Judas Jude to whom this letter is attributed could be the Judas Jude who is the

As we have reached Palm Sunday I wanted to provide links to previous writings here on The Good Word blog and one found at the Bible Junkies blog Please also go The Word to find the most recent columns for Palm Sunday and Easter The Palm Sunday post is a reflection on how quickly our attention can

Hearing these words from the Passion of Saint Luke quot Father if you are willing take this cup away from me still not my will but yours be done quot 22 42 it rsquo s difficult not to feel that we have intruded into a conversation between intimates one we have no warrant to hear Jesus ple

In the first installment I looked at the ldquo Judases rdquo and ldquo Jameses rdquo in the New Testament There seems only one good option for whom the Judas Jude to whom this letter is attributed could be the Judas Jude who is the brother of Jacob James and Jesus nbsp Modern scholarship h

We live in an age of online dating Having done most of my own courting before the French Revolution mdash I gave it up when pantaloons went out of style Why pursue romance without panache mdash I rsquo m reluctant to opine on the surety of this new approach but I would note one novelty of we

In January 2012 I began blogging a commentary on the Gospel of Mark available at the Bible Junkies blog and now at America Magazine which I completed just last week My somewhat ambitious goal is to write an online commentary on every New Testament document though I have given myself the equally