Special—Emmaus

Special—Emmaus

Emmaus. It’s a sweet and satisfying story; one full of lingering charm and delight; it has elements of comedy along with a touch of mystery.  Two disciples are heading along the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a distance of sixty stadia, which is about eleven...
10: Two Kinds of Spiritual Thresholds

10: Two Kinds of Spiritual Thresholds

There are two main words for threshold in Hebrew. One relates to an ordinary entrance: good, blessed and essentially holy. The other describes a doorway that is defiled, unholy and treacherous. The first word, ‘kaph’, is the ordinary threshold. I introduced ‘kaph’ in...
9: Passover – invitation to covenant

9: Passover – invitation to covenant

The Passover is a prophetic foreshadowing of the most significant threshold event in all history: the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth from the dead. The first Passover was celebrated in Egypt at the end of four hundred years of slavery. God gave the directions for...
8: Threshold Rites and Legends

8: Threshold Rites and Legends

Welsh legend tells the story of the semi-divine hero, Lleu Llaw Gyffes, who cannot be killed during the day or the night, neither indoors nor outdoors, neither riding nor walking, neither clothed nor naked, nor by any weapon lawfully made. A lot like Samson, whose...