Galilean Fellows

Whyever Would God Want to Be Human?

Philip Friesen — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:32:16 +0000

June 6, 2013 Why would God want to become human? Isn’t the very notion preposterous. The entire Muslim world believes it is, and for Buddhists, well, it is thinkable for humans to become God, but certainly not the other way around. The New Testament presents a God who took on the status of being [...]

On Politics and Marriage

Philip Friesen — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:16 +0000

Marriage changed in Minnesota in the last week, or so it is thought. Is marriage something God gave or is it something we created? Or is this something of a joint project, Divine and human? My understanding is that when two people consummate a sexual act, God creates an emotional bond between them that is [...]

Point of Disorientation

Philip Friesen — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:31:09 +0000

Let us keep our eyes on Jesus & the light he is. Everything else is darkness. If our thoughts are fundamentally oriented around winning arguments, elections, or bonuses, finding bargains, advantages, or privileges, we walk in darkness and do not know where we are going.

Psalm 91 on War & Ethnic Cleansing

Philip Friesen — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:40:15 +0000

ETHNIC CLEANSING, WAR, AND PLAGUE David, the Psalmist, wrote, “A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you (from Psalm 91).” The statement describes the feelings of a lone survivor after a battle or the event of a plague. It is a Biblical [...]

Kookaburra paraphrase of the Baptizer’s Sermon

Philip Friesen — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:12:13 +0000

- Bible Reading –   Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22 - The activities of John the Baptiser struck a chord with the deep yearning for a national saviour, and people began to speculate that perhaps John might be the one who God had chosen. John was quick to hose down such ideas, saying, “I’m only baptising you [...]

Found Old Treasure for the New Year

Philip Friesen — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:54:49 +0000

On New Year’s Eve we met for prayer A younger sister’s prayer brought to mind long forgotten lyrics by Stuart Hamblen The story of this song is found at http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/s/stuarthamblin.htm The chimes of time ring out the news, Another day is through. Someone slipped and fell. Was that someone you? You may have longed for [...]

Visitors to a Christian(?) Country- a few thoughts

Philip Friesen — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:54:37 +0000

Note to Friend following a welcome event for arriving foreign students- Last night was also a good thing, and we did get a good crowd. There was one thing in your presentation that I thought was confusing. 1. First there were these wonderful testimonies from internationals who, when coming here, found America to be so [...]

HELL O!

Philip Friesen — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:22:34 +0000

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. Mark 9:43 When a limb of a soldier injured in battle become gangrenous, it has been common in the past to cut [...]

LOVING UNTO DEATH: A Question of Values

Philip Friesen — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:07:58 +0000

Returning from the airport with an international high school student named Chen I had an opportunity for witness to my Lord. The conversation had turned to some aspects of Chinese history, which is a topic of interest to me. Chen mentioned what a great hero was the Emperor Chin Shi Huang who unified China around [...]

In Bed With Tom, My Experience with “Gay”

Philip Friesen — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:34:07 +0000

In 1983 I began considering the possibility that two men or two woman committed to each other by marriage vows might just be a good idea. At that time this thought was a new idea of mine. I had never heard it mentioned by anyone else, but it soon became clear that a lot [...]