Many years ago, a Mrs. Maria Rubio of Lake Arthur, New Mexico, was rolling out tortillas for lunch when she saw something that took her breath away. Looking back at ... life." Mrs. Maria Rubio saw Jesus on a tortilla. That might strike us as silly, but it is much sadder to realize that many people have never seen Jesus at all. R. Maurice Boyd uses the analogy of the movie, An Affair to Remember,to make this point. Two lovers, played by Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, miss each other between the east side of Fifth ...
The Opening Greeting 1:1 Except for the omission of Timothy, the opening of this greeting is quite similar to Colossians 1:1. The letter claims to be from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. This term was one that Paul used frequently to indicate that he was “one who was sent” (apostellō, “to send”) as a missionary or special envoy of God. It is used of the twelve disciples as well as for others who fulfill an apostolic function, such as Andronicus and Junias (Rom. 16:7). At times, it is applied to ...
