"Waypoint Two: 'Hookers, Looters, and Cheats: Curious Companions of Jesus'", Blog, By This Way of Life
How does your garden grow? Poor Mary Magdalene. Maligned through the centuries as a prostitute because she dared to be a woman with money and faith and the commitment to be at the tomb at sunrise on the third day. I really love this story. It’s a fun one to...
"Waypoint Two: 'Hookers, Looters, and Cheats: Curious Companions of Jesus'", Blog
by Eric Elnes I. DNA, Clay, and the Scots So I had this really strange experience just as I sat down to write this blog on Friday. I noticed my mother had sent me an email with a link to a DNA test I took months ago when I was in Arizona. She has been studying our...
"Waypoint Two: 'Hookers, Looters, and Cheats: Curious Companions of Jesus'", Blog, Hookers, Hookers, Looters, and Cheats, Looters and Cheats, Week 1: Hooker who showed "great love"
by Eric Elnes I. Who Would Jesus Visit? If Jesus were alive today and lived in your neighborhood, who do you suppose he would spend his time with? On Sundays would you find him in church pews or soup kitchens? On Tuesdays would he be addressing the church council...
"Waypoint Two: 'Hookers, Looters, and Cheats: Curious Companions of Jesus'", Blog, By This Way of Life, Faith of Jesus in a Pluralistic World
Once, just once, I’d like to see a version of the Bible that tells this story with Jesus focusing not on her many sins but on Simon’s and saying: “You do realize, of course, that she turned to prostitution because you failed to adequately remember...
