http://charis.danbutcher.com reflections on a Christ-centered, grace-filled life Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:04:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://charis.danbutcher.com/emmanuel-the-gift-already-given/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/emmanuel-the-gift-already-given/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:53:41 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/?p=646 http://charis.danbutcher.com/emmanuel-the-gift-already-given/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/will-the-real-mary-magdalene-please-stand-up/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/will-the-real-mary-magdalene-please-stand-up/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:00 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2008/07/will-the-real-mary-magdalene-please-stand-up/ The DaVinci Code, this Mary has received a lot of attention in the last few years, though most of it has been based on poor scholarship or fabrication of "facts" about her (this article in the Wikipedia gives a good run-down of the various ideas about Mary Magdalene and their origins). Among Christians, it is commonly--and mistakenly--believed that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute and the woman who anointed Jesus' feet; she's also often identified with Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. Much of this conflation of different women is based on a sermon given by Pope Gregory I in 591; as an aside, it's interesting to note that one man's misunderstanding of Scripture could have such a widespread acceptance. I remember hearing in Sunday school or sermons that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute who anointed Christ. However, the Gospels don't support this idea at all. So what do we know about Mary? ]]> http://charis.danbutcher.com/will-the-real-mary-magdalene-please-stand-up/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/the-gift-of-hope/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/the-gift-of-hope/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:00:19 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2008/07/the-gift-of-hope/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/the-gift-of-hope/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/what-brings-you-satisfaction/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/what-brings-you-satisfaction/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 16:21:20 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2008/05/what-brings-you-satisfaction/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/what-brings-you-satisfaction/feed/ 3 http://charis.danbutcher.com/getting-in-the-way/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/getting-in-the-way/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:08:14 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2007/01/getting-in-the-way/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/getting-in-the-way/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/says-the-lord-of-hosts/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/says-the-lord-of-hosts/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:00:08 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2007/01/says-the-lord-of-hosts/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/says-the-lord-of-hosts/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/jeremy-taylor-on-prayer/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/jeremy-taylor-on-prayer/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:01:35 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2007/01/jeremy-taylor-on-prayer/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/jeremy-taylor-on-prayer/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/personal-attention/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/personal-attention/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:11:50 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2007/01/personal-attention/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/personal-attention/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/daniel-god-is-my-judge/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/daniel-god-is-my-judge/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:41:36 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2007/01/daniel-god-is-my-judge/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/daniel-god-is-my-judge/feed/ 0 http://charis.danbutcher.com/my-good-above-all-others/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/my-good-above-all-others/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:10:08 +0000 Dan http://charis.danbutcher.com/2006/11/my-good-above-all-others/ http://charis.danbutcher.com/my-good-above-all-others/feed/ 0