The church can at times be a very painful or disturbing place, just like anywhere else there are people. This article is an excellent read.

This article really got me thinking. It is well worth the read. If you are “doing” “life as ministry” or trying to be an “incarnational” representative of Jesus, I highly suggest checking this article out. Just click the title above. I will probably post some of my own thoughts in response to this article soon.

This box is an ossuary, a container for the bones of the deceased, and dates from the Roman era. The red arrow points to an inscription that reads, “James son of Joseph brother of Jesus”. There has been some speculation that it could be “the” James son of “the” Joseph who is the brother of “the” Jesus, you know the one. Click the link above to get some new information on the implications of a current Israeli court ruling related to the ossuary.