Daily Archives: March 9, 2006

Here is a crown from several hundred years ago in Korea.

I took this pic back in Dec.

I was reading in Mark today about the quizzing some scribes were giving Jesus and they asked what was the main thing… after Jesus answered them one of these teachers restated what Jesus said to make sure he understood and Jesus (who will wear the crown – just not this one) said an amazing thing to this guy… “I can tell from your understanding that you’re close to the kingdom” (my paraphrase)…

I hope that many will gain the understanding to begin to follow Jesus as king and begin thier own kingdom travelin…

I had coffee with a friend yesterday who recently took a course in a fine university in which this person learned that there are contradictions in Scripture… those of us who are followers of Jesus and who are thoughtful people are often faced with information which runs counter to our understanding…

when we are faced with any information, we should ask; where is this information originating? what is the position of the writer or speaker? what do I know about this individual that will help me understand the totality of his or her position? why should I listen to them? how do they back up their material? why do I believe them?

the bottom line: what is the source?