Monthly Archives: December 2016

Midori Koto is a character in the television series, Highlander. The role was played by Japanese-born American actress and singer, Tamlyn Tomita. In Season Three, Episode 1: “The Samurai,” Midori is speaking to a character named Duncan MacLeod about a … Continue reading →

I do not know what stories parents read to their children today or what they learn in kindergarten, but when I was growing up children were always memorizing nursery rhymes, listening to fairy tales, hearing Aesop’s Fables read to them, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Part V In His dealing with the false accusations made by these religious leaders, our Lord was following the pattern foretold by the prophet Isaiah, “He … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Part IV One early church bishop and theologian gives us his assessment on all that transpired with Judas Iscariot and how it could be spiritually understood. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Part III One can only imagine the horror and grief felt by Judas once he realized he had betrayed the Son of God. As we can … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Part II Pontius Pilate was assigned to his office in 26 AD, some four years before Jesus started His ministry, and it would end in 36 … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Part I Verses 1-2: Early the next morning, all the leading priests and older leaders of the people met and made the decision to have Jesus … Continue reading →

“The most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or touched – they are felt by the human heart.” These words were spoken by Miss Helen Keller who was born June 27, 1880, in the city of Tuscumbia, Alabama. … Continue reading →

I once read where the only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed fervently for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. He … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW SUMMARY OF CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX One of the longest chapters in Matthew begins with the revelation of a plot by the Jewish chief priests and elders who assembled at high … Continue reading →