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"The best laid plans of mice and men..."

My apologies to Robert Burns for the use of his line but it seemed fitting concerning my desire to post weekly and the lack  thereof. Computers are heinous creatures with a mind of their own. Mine decided to die a couple of weeks ago. I finally got a newer desktop and have most  of my programs up and running. Logos takes a fair amount of time to index the library and is doing so as I type. I also am not preaching this coming Sunday. Instead, we are having a Gideon bring a 'message' from God's Word.  I look forward to hearing how God's Word is changing lives, around the world, as it distributed through these faithful men.  I will post again especially as we come to World Communion Sunday on October 2. So begin to prepare yourself to come to our Lord's table even today. Until then... Shalom Alan

Notes for Luke 13:10-17

Disabling spirit Among the discussion in various commentaries is whether the " disabling spirit " of the woman was a spiritual (demonic) cause of a natural illness/disease. the word 'disabling' άσθεινί́́́́̓́̀Ï‚ is used of illness or sickness. In the LXX (Greek Old Testament) it is used as 'stumbling block' in Jeremiah 6:21   Therefore thus says the  Lord : ‘Behold, I will lay before this people       stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble; fathers and sons together,      neighbor and friend shall perish.’” Arguing in favor of a natural occurring illness includes Dr. James Edwards who makes the case for a generic illness based on how various skin rashes and problems would have been lumped into the category of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy). However, in Luke 6:18, this physician clearly distinguishes between who were healed of diseases and those troubled with unclean spirits (6:18; 7:21; Acts 5:16; 8:6-8; 19:12). Likewise, he does not mention

Let's try this again....

It's been almost a year since I posted anything to this blog. It isn't because there was nothing to report nor because I was too busy. It was simply an oversight and laziness on my part. So, I'm going to try it again. I do not promise a post every day or even every week but I will post at least a couple of times a month about theological news and items that capture my interest. One thing I hope to do is to use another blog of mine to share material that I was unable to use in the sermon but which is worth reading. I hope to index those links by passages for those who wish to use the sources. Peace, Alan DISCLAIMER Although I am pastor at Kenton Church the blog posts are my own and do not represent the will or mind of Kenton's membership or Session and certainly they are not the opinions of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church or the Presbytery on which Kenton is a part...