You will not read much before the Holy Spirit will make the Word burn in your heart. You will say like the two men on the road to Emmaus "Did not our heart burn within us when he revealed the scriptures to us?" Any time there is danger in the spiritual direction we may be going ...
This ridge road connects places, such as Beersheba, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Bethel, Shiloh and Shechem, where some of the most important events in Scripture took place. [1] Several candidates for identification with Emmaus have been suggested, e.g. Mozah (Qaloniyeh), Abu Gosh (...
Two disciples spend the afternoon on the road to Emmaus with the unrecognized Jesus. At dinner Jesus reveals himself to them by blessing and breaking the bread and then vanishes. As they reflect on their lesson from Scripture with Jesus, they share how their hearts were kindled. Literally, th...
Later this same man visited the disciples on the road to Emmaus, at the seashore and in Galilee. The disciples mistook this stranger for Jesus and proclaimed his resurrection from the dead.(7) It should be obvious to the reasonably impartial reader that this incredible sequence of events, wh...
Jesus’ third post resurrection statement was made during his interaction with two pilgrims on the road to Emmaus. You can find the story in Luke 24:13-35. The narrative describes two disciples who had observed all of the events in Jerusalem during the first passion week. While on the journ...
Many passages of Scripture took on a whole new meaning when viewed in a different light.Frankly, it took years to adjust to a religious environment which was so much different from the one in which I grew up. I am still not completely comfortable with everything that goes on in churches,...
The very idea of Scripture as a Revelation, presupposes belief in a God who can make it.-- Newman Smith. Revelation must assume the existence of God. bb) This universal belief comes from within man. All the evidence points to the conclusive fact that this universal faith in the existence...
The Road to Emmaus 13Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was[e]seven miles from Jerusalem.14And they talked together of all these things which had happened.15So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, thatJesus Himself drew near and...
I’ve been listening to a series on Ignatian spiritual exercises and as a result, have been looking at the daily scripture readings in a different light. As I try to put myself in the midst of what’s happening, and then just let the words speak to me, I seem to find my way to ...
Jesus went out of his way to show me what loved looked like through my little girl. It would be another four years before I truly accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. I attended the Walk to Emmaus; 72 hours (about 3 days) of uninterrupted time to spend breaking down the hurt, the sha...